How it Works

Registrants bring one song with them to enter into the competition. The song does not have to be sent in before the workshop, but it will be turned in upon your arrival and check in at the workshop. The song should be recorded on a cd, and you should bring two copies of the lyric. You should also list co-writers names, even if they do not attend the workshop.

We categorize songs by genre. There will be competition groups for:

• Pop/AC
• Southern Gospel
• Worship
• Print/Choral
• Childrens/Special Occasion/Novelty

You will be assigned to a small group of 12-13 people with two professional evaluators, either two writers or one writer and one publisher. They will listen to your song in the small group and then give you valuable feedback. You will also receive their written critiques of your song.

The winning song from each small group will be heard by all the members of the faculty, and they will choose the grand prize winning song. Winners will be announced at dinner on Saturday evening of the workshop.

First, second and third place winners of each small group will receive current CD’s as prizes. The grand prize winner will receive: 1) a professionally-made demo of the song, 2) a free registration to next summer’s IMMERSE, sponsored by the Gospel Music Association in Nashville, TN, 3) a free registration to next year’s Write About Jesus Workshop. In addition, when the winner is ready to make a trip to Nashville, we will arrange several meetings for him or her with publishers.