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American Songwriter Welcomes David Ryan Harris as the 2026 Lyric Contest Dream Co-Write

American Songwriter is honored to announce that David Ryan Harris is the 2026 Lyric Contest Dream Co-Write Artist. The Grand Prize Winner of the 2026 Lyric Contest will be flown to...

Session Four 2026 Lyric Contest Winners

Congratulations to all our Session Four 2026 Lyric Contest winners. Read the winning lyrics for first through fourth place, below. CLICK HERE to enter the 2026 Session Five Lyric C...

American Songwriter Judges Offer Insights Into Judging the 2026 Session Four Lyric Contest Winners

Read below to learn more how our esteemed panel of judges picked the winners for the Session Four 2026 Lyric Contest. Meet the Judges HERE. 1st Place – “She Turned the Whiskey into...

2026 SFPA Poetry Contest

The 2026 SFPA Speculative Poetry Contest has opened for entries and is open to all poets, including non-SFPA-members. Prizes will be awarded for best unpublished poem in three cate...

Haiku for 2026 [ No. 12. Give us a Twirl!]

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Haiku for 2026 [No. 23. in Irish, Lig dГєinn lГєchГЎir! let's rejoice!]

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Haiku for 2026 [No. 22. Chants de l’Auvergne]

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Apply Now to the BMI Foundation 2026 Songwriting & Composer Awards

The BMI Foundation has officially opened applications for its Summer 2026 awards, offering emerging songwriters and composers a pair of high-impact opportunities designed to suppor...

July 2026 Collage Poem: A Quiet Corner

Amanda should write a Man Killer comic...

Best of the Haiku Challenge (May 2026)

Announcing the winning poems from Tricycle’s monthly challenge The post Best of the Haiku Challenge (May 2026) appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Writing Lyrics

For our optional World Watercolor Month prompt of “Poetry,” I sketched a pair of headphones and some scribbled lyrics on paper. Over the past several months, I’ve also been writing...

Haiku for 2026 [ No. 11. Ding Dong!]

Snowdrops now long gone,...

West Virginia poetry contest celebrates America's 250th birthday

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) - In honor of America's 250th birthday, state leaders are encouraging West Virginians to express their creativity to celebrate the state and the nation. We...

Georgia Poet Laureate’s Prize 2026: Meet the winner and finalists

Launched in 2014 by Judson Mitcham in collaboration with the Georgia Council for the Arts, the Georgia Poet Laureate's Prize is an annual program designed to encourage works by tee...

Not exactly a Laureate worthy long limerick

In my early wordsmithing days...

2026 Hollywood Independent Music Awards

Ready to Enter the 2026 Hollywood Independent Music Awards? Whether you're an independent artist, songwriter, record label, or music publisher, the Hollywood Independent Music Awar...

Top 10 Finalists Announced: Shouvik Ramgir’s “CRUNCHING YUMMY VEGGIE LOVE” Celebrates Major Milestone at Song Academy Yo...

June 2026 Collage Poem: Songs of the Underpass

A small blue hush across the Old West...

Seoul World Youth Day organizers launch global contest for liturgical hymns

As hundreds of thousands of young Catholics prepare for World Youth Day 2027, organizers in Seoul are turning to composers worldwide to help shape the gathering’s spiritual soundtr...

Best of the Haiku Challenge (April 2026)

Announcing the winning poems from Tricycle’s monthly challenge The post Best of the Haiku Challenge (April 2026) appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Win Tickets to Alyssa Edwards

Indie88 welcomes Alyssa Edwards - Thanks For Everything Tour 2026 to The Danforth Music Hall on June 4th, 2026! Expect high-energy dance numbers, icon...

Haiku for 2026 [ No. 16. Resignation?]

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Win a Trip to Chicago to Experience Lollapaloza 2026

Want to win a trip to Chicago to experience Lollapalooza this summer? Continue reading…

2026 ‘Best in Rural Writing’ contest opens for submissions

The 4th edition of the annual ‘Best in Rural Writing contest’ is now underway, seeking the best fiction and non-fiction entries under 7,000 words. The deadline is midnight GMT on S...