Be a part of Australia’s longest running song competition, now in its 44th year, backed by a fantastic group of mighty Sponsors, who’ve ensured a great array of prizes are there for you to win. Once the judging has taken place, the ASA will be excited to honour all Top 10 placegetters at the 2023-24 National Songwriting Awards, where the APRA/ASA Songwriter of the Year will also receive $3,000 cold hard cash! Please note, if you are keen to get the significant discounts on entry fees that ASA Membership provides, as well as be eligible to win the Maton Guitar which is the Rudy Brandsma Award p ..read more

Click on the link below to view our 2022 awards night photo gallery from last year. You may well spot yourself or, if you missed the night, will be inspired to come to our awards night this year which we very much look forward to. Click HERE to view the photos! The post The 2022 Awards Night Photo Gallery is NOW OPEN! first appeared on Australian Songwriters Association ..read more

Entries into the ASA’s Australian Songwriting Contest 2023, will be extended until Sun 21st January 2024 due to many member requests! The post ASA’s Australian Songwriting Contest 2023, will be extended first appeared on Australian Songwriters Association ..read more

Be a part of Australia’s longest running song competition, now in its 43RD year, backed by a fantastic group of mighty Sponsors, who’ve ensured a great array of prizes are there for you to win. Once the judging has taken place, the ASA will be excited to honour all Top 10 placegetters at the National Songwriting Awards, where the APRA/ASA Songwriter of the Year will also receive $3,000 cold hard cash! This will be a live event with all Top 10 acknowledged up on stage. Please note, if you are keen to get the significant discounts on entry fees that ASA Membership provides, as well as be eligibl ..read more

2022 Australian Songwriting Contest Top 10 AUSTRALIA Title  Songwriters From 1 Aussie Way Tahnja Wolter NSW 2 Sailing Tony Kennelly NSW 3 King Of The Mountain Justin Linkins/Damian Marshall/Alex Capewell VIC 4 Close To No One Lola Brinton/Luke O’Shea NSW 5 Living The Dream Dene Menzel VIC 6 Ginger Dan Jones QLD 7 Beers A Must Patsy Toop/David Baird/Kenny Royster VIC 8 Jen’s Song Susi Prendergast WA 9 Northside Girl Emily Do-Quang/James McDonough ACT 10 Coral Coast Karen Law/Murray Law QLD     BALLAD Title  Songwriters From ..read more

With many exciting moments coming up, including the induction of Barry Gibb, and posthumously Robin and Maurice Gibb, into the Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame, AS WELL AS a second induction, of Hoodoo Guru’s Dave Faulkner, the Awards are now officially sold out. Those in attendance will be the first to know the Top 10 results of the 2022 Australian Songwriting Contest, and find out which of them who are ASA Members have been nominated for the Ruby Brandsma Award which offers a beautiful Maton Guitar to the winner. Anyone interested in going on to the Waitlist for a ticket, should email asa ..read more

Excitement is building for 21 September! Don’t forget to get your tickets to the 42nd National Songwriting Awards asap (before the end of August 2023!! And also don’t forget special features of the night: APRA will award $3,000 to the Australian Songwriter of the Year, and PPCA will award $500 dollars for the best live performance on the night.  And an ASA member who is in the room will receive a glorious guitar from Maton, as the Rudy Brandsma Award.  https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/42nd-national-songwriting-awardsThe post Excitement is building for 21 September! Don’t forget to get ..read more

In celebration of the return- to-live format of the National Songwriting Awards, we are looking forward to a DOUBLE induction into the Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame. We are proud to announce Barry Gibb (via video link) and Dave Faulkner from Hoodoo Gurus (in person), as well as Special Guest Artist Keith Potger, will delight you with performances. Tickets must be booked NOW as the event will be closing close to the end of August 2023: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/42nd-national-songwriting-awards The post DOUBLE induction into the Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame first appeared on A ..read more

The 42nd National Songwriting Awards, a glittering event on the music industry calendar, will be held on Thursday 21 September 2023 at the Canterbury Hurlstone Park RSL Club in Sydney, starting at 7.00pm sharp. Dress code is Sharp too! This is where the Top 10 placegetters in the 2022 Australian Songwriting Contest will be revealed!! Winning songs from all categories will perform, as will Special Guest Artist Keith Potger (The Seekers), and Hall of Fame inductee Dave Faulkner (Hoodoo Gurus). Tickets will sell fast, so get in early for a good seat. Ticket price includes a 3 course meal and drin ..read more

After much debate and angst, our judges have finally come through with the results of many months of judging, and so with great excitement we are able to publish the lists below, which reveal the songs that have reached Top 30 status in the 2022 Australian Songwriting Contest! Please note where songs achieved an equal  mark we have included them all and then continued the count down to 30, which has resulted in more than an exact number of 30 getting through…this seemed only fair if the judges couldn’t split them. The successful songs in each category are listed in alphabetical order of s ..read more