MAC Accepts Submissions For DOTTIE BURMAN and JOHN WALLOWITCH Awards
The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs (MAC) has announced that it is accepting submissions for both the Dottie Burman and the John Wallowitch Songwriting Awards, now through Sunday September 11th. The awards are given in honor of these two wonderful songwriters from our community to recognize and celebrate the work of today's composers. The award selection is based on the body of work of the 3 songs submitted by the writers. All composers are encouraged to submit, whether they belong to MAC or not.
Submissions are accepted from August 8th to September 11th. Preliminary judging will occur from September 12th to October 9th. Finalists will be notified at that time. Final judging by celebrity judges will occur from October 10th to October 16th. Winners for each award will be notified on Monday October 17th. The winners will attend and perform their work at the MAC General Meeting at The Metropolitan Room on the afternoon of Saturday October 22nd.
Please carefully read the breakdowns and requirements for each award and submit accordingly.
We wish you all the best and look forward to hearing your work.
Dottie Burman AWARD
The recipient will receive $250 and a certificate.
Qualifications
Songwriter must be age 40 or over.
Songwriter cannot thus far have received significant recognition in the music industry, and may not previously have won an award from MAC for songwriting.
Songwriter must submit three songs (MP3 only) via email, each song should be in a separate email with accompanying lyrics in the body of the email only. (NO PDF or Word attachments or links.)
SUBMISSION EMAIL: burmanaward@gmail.com
For each email, in the subject, put your last name and the song title (i.e. Sondheim-Send In The Clowns)
Each email must also contain your name, the name(s) of your collaborators, and a contact phone number
Collaborations are eligible, provided that all of the collaborators meet the qualifications,
all three submitted songs were written by the same writing team, and none of the collaborators is also submitting individually or is a member of another writing team that is entering into the competition.
John Wallowitch AWARD
The recipient will receive $250 and a certificate.
Qualifications
Songwriter must be 39 years old or younger.
Songwriter cannot thus far have received significant recognition in the music industry, and may not previously have won an award from MAC for songwriting.
Songwriter must submit three songs (MP3 only) via email, each song should be in a separate email with accompanying lyrics in the body of the email only. (NO PDF or Word attachments or links.)
SUBMISSION EMAIL: wallowitchaward@gmail.com
For each email, in the subject, put your last name and the song title (i.e. Sondheim-Send In The Clowns)
Each email must also contain your name, the name(s) of your collaborators and a contact phone number
Collaborations are eligible, provided that all of the collaborators meet the qualifications,
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