John Lennon Songwriting Contest

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2026 Contest Schedule

2026 Session I - NOW CLOSED
Open - February 17, 2026
Deadline - June 30, 2026 - 11:59pm PT
Winner Announcement -
September 1, 2026
12 Grand Prize Winners (one in each category) and 36 Finalists (three in each category)

2026 Session II - NOW OPEN
Open - July 1, 2026
Deadline - December 31, 2026 - 11:59pm PT
Winner Announcement -
March 1, 2027
12 Grand Prize Winners (one in each category) and 36 Finalists (three in each category)

2026 Song of the Year
Winner Announcement -
July, 2026
One of the 2026 Grand Prize winners will win Song of the Year and $20,000

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Song of the Year	Lennon Awards	Grand Prize Winners	Finalists
		Session I	Session I
		Session II	Session II

2010 Finalists - Session II
The Session II Finalists are listed below.

Childrens

“Us and Animals”
Jon Samson/ CoCreative Music
Brooklyn, NY

“Annabelle's Fiddle”
Shari Ulrich
Vancouver, BC Canada

“Sunshine Song”
Tiger Darrow
Dallas, TX

Country

“Big Red Bow”
Myla Smith
Memphis, TN

“Paradise”
Col Finley
Tamworth, NSW, Australia

“Praying For The Bell”
Larkin Poe
Calhoun, GA

Electronic

“Until The Day Dims (Heavy Hands Remix)”
The Woodlands
Portland, OR

“Tunnel Vision”
Maison Vague
Essen, NRW, Germany

“Image Registry”
Andrew Avitabile & Laura Minch
Valley Stream, NY

Folk

“Vimy Ridge”
Lizzy Hoyt
Edmonton, AB Canada

“Scarecrow”
Sara Milonovich
Beacon, NY

“Leavin' Happy”
Paula Held
Austin, TX

Gospel/Inspirational

“I Praise”
Gregory Satterthwaite
Greenacres, FL

“Baby Boy”
Sherri Gough
Nashville, TN

“Everybody Sing”
David Leask and Debra Alexander
Mississauga, ON Canada

Hip-Hop

“Don't Hate”
SoulStice
Columbia, MD
&
Mighty Wyte
Toledo, OH

“Footwork”
Ashleigh Eymann
Vancouver, BC Canada

“Hold My Head High”
CraCajaC
Chicago, IL

Jazz

“Stay A While”
Ryan Shea Smith
Seattle, WA

“I Dance Alone”
Rene Rees
Whitby, ON Canada

“You're My Falling Star”
Paula Held
Austin, TX

Latin

“Paz e Amor”
Oriazul
Dakar, Senegal

“Ya Lo Se”
Alvys Hernandez
Schaumburg, IL

“Completamente”
Peter Torsiello
Mesa, AZ

Pop

“All I Want ”
Sarah Blasko
Darlinghurst, NSW Australia

“Miss You”
Jesse Marantz
Melbourne, Australia

“Easy On Me”
Kim DiVine
Los Angeles, CA

R & B

“Something Wicked”
Ashleigh Eymann
Vancouver, BC Canada

“Let Me Believe”
Meagan Tubb & Shady People
Austin, TX

“Save My Soul”
Joanna Borromeo
Calgary, AB Canada

Rock

“The Holy Roller Stone Revival”
Dan Miraldi
Cleveland, OH

“Stars”
Beta State
San Francisco, CA

“Touch The Lightning”
Lemon Sun
Los Angeles, CA

World

“Se o Papa Dissesse”
Luiz Simas
New York, NY

“Freedom”
FM Tribe
New York, NY

“Alhambra”
Seckou Keita
Nottingham, United Kingdom

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