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Hello, friends! This announcement is being sent to selected songwriters organizations and affiliated groups worldwide. We would appreciate it greatly if you would pass this information along to your members via your newsletter, web site, meeting, or other correspondence. Thank you and good writing! Dave Laurence, Publicity Coordinator Oklahoma Songwriters & Composers Association Oklahoma City, OK, USA ----- The Oklahoma Songwriters & Composers Association (OSCA), in concert with the Woody Guthrie Coalition and The Orphanage Society, presents the first annual Woody Guthrie Songwriting Contest. This folk-oriented contest offers the winner a cash prize of $US500 and an invitation to perform a twenty-minute set on the main stage at this year's Woody Guthrie Free Folk Festival, to be held July 14-18 in Woody's hometown of Okemah, Oklahoma. Among the performers scheduled to appear are the Kingston Trio, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, and Ellis Paul. For the inaugural edition of this contest, there will be one 'Open' category . (Refinements and different categories are already being planned for the 2000 contest.) We are seeking both new and traditional-style folk songs, songs pertinent to Americana, and songs containing either political or social commentary, as well as childrens' songs. The entry fee is $US20 for your first song, and $US10 for each additional song. The contest will begin on February 15. Entries must be received by April 30. Official rules and a downloadable entry form will be posted on the OSCA web site at http://www.davelaurence.com/osca on February 15. Please visit the site for further details about this contest. If you or your songwriters association would like to have the official rules and an entry form mailed to you (you may make unlimited copies for your members), please respond via email to osca@ix.netcom.com and include the name of your organization and your snailmail address. ----- Thank you for your time, and good luck to all! - Dave
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