Announcing the 7th Annual Plowshares Singer-Songwriter Competition!!!

Submissions: Accepting submissions after Labor Day, Sept. 3, 2007 Submission Deadline: Postmarked by Friday, December 7, 2007
Finals Showcase: March 15, 2008

Plowshares Coffeehouse in Phoenixville , PA will be hosting its seventh annual Singer-Songwriter Competition. Eight entrants will be selected to perform at the Finals Showcase on March 15, 2008. Each finalist will receive $100. One Grand Prize winner will be selected by our judges (TBA). The Grand Prize is $500, an invite to perform at the Philadelphia Folk Festival, and includes a showcase feature at the next Finals Showcase. The Finals Showcase will feature sets by Red Molly and the 2007 Grand Prize winner, Jud Caswell.

Judging of entries will focus on songwriting and performance and no consideration for 'production.' Co-writes are acceptable, but one of the writers must perform the song. Keep in mind that songs must be performed solo at the finals showcase. Eight Finalists will be selected by an anonymous pre-judging panel consisting of Philadelphia local songwriters (judges will not know name of songwriter). In addition to the eight 'showcase' finalists who will be eligible for the Grand Prize, eight more songwriters will gain 'finalist' recognition.