MAC Seeks Submissions for 2017 Dottie Burman & John Wallowitch Songwriting Awards

Now through Sunday, Oct 1, 2017, the Manhattan Association of Cabaret (MAC) is accepting submissions from songwriters near and far for the Dottie Burman Award and the John Wallowitch Award.

Submissions after October 1 will not be considered. Judging will take place from October 2 through 23, 2017. Finalists will be announced on October 25, and the winner will be announced on November 1, 2017.

The winners will have one of their submitted songs presented at MAC's They Write the Songs show on Sunday, November 11, 2017 at The Green Room 42 in the Yotel.

While we would love to have the winners there, they do not need to be present at the performance.

Dottie Burman AWARD

The recipient will receive $500 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 with accompanying lyrics in the body of the email only. No PDF or Word attachments or links.

SUBMISSION EMAIL: burmanaward@gmail.com

Each song should be emailed in a separate email. Please send all three emails at the same time or as close as possible.

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 $500 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 with accompanying lyrics in the body of the email only. No PDF or Word attachments or links.

SUBMISSION EMAIL: wallowitchaward@gmail.com

Each song should be emailed in a separate email. Please send all three emails at the same time or as close as possible.

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 and Dottie Burman were beloved songwriters in the cabaret community. When Dottie Burman passed away, her estate bequeathed $5,000 dollars to MAC to set up a songwriting competition in her name that would award a cash prize to songwriters over the age of 40 who have not yet received recognition for their writing talents. The MAC Board passed a motion to create a matching award in John Wallowitch's name to honor songwriters under 40. Songwriters' submissions are accepted in the fall, and finalists are chosen by a panel of judges. The final decision is made by a celebrity judge from the world of cabaret. Past judges include Barb Jungr (2014), Lauren Molina (2013), Ann Hampton Callaway (2012), and Karen Mason (2011). Winners then perform at They Write the Songs, a MAC event which highlights songwriters and their contributions to cabaret.

Past winners have included Sammy Buck & San Acquisto, Sam Carner & Derek Gregor, Patrick Dwyer, Amy Englehart, Drew Fornarola, Harriet Goldberg, Adam Gwon, Joe Iconis, Kenneth Jones & Gerald Stockstill, Shaina Taub, Sam Willmott, Amanda Yesnowitz & Deboirah Abramson.

Visit www.macnyc.com for more information.