CO WRITE WITH HIT SONGWRITER MARK CAWLEY
We are excited to introduce a great new co-writing prize in 2014. As part of the Grand Prize package hit songwriter and UKSC judge Mark Cawley will co-write a song with the winner. Mark has worked with and written for some of the biggest names in the business including The Spice Girls, Tina Turner, Chaka Khan, Diana Ross, Joe Cocker, Wynonna Judd, Kathy Mattea, Russ Taff, Paul Carrack, Will Downing and Tom Scot. He has also worked with legendary songwriter Burt Bacharach and he wrote Billie Piper's UK Number One hit song Day And Night. This is a unique once-in a-lifetime opportunity to work with and co-write a song with one of the best songwriters in the business! Check out the contest website at http://songwritingcontest.co.uk for more details of this years prizes.

The 2014 UK Songwriting Contest opens for entries on Monday April 7. The entry forms will be live online at that time. You can follow events on Facebook and Twitter and you can also interact with other songwriters at the UKSC Songwriting Community Group.

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The sooner you enter the sooner you will find out if your song made the Semi Finals. Semi Finalist positions will be updated and available online as judges decisions come in and semi finalists are selected.

All songwriters and lyricists are welcome. It doesn't matter where you live in the world or if you are a complete beginner or an experienced writer. You can enter as many songs in as many categories as you wish. Full details are on the offical UK Songwriting Contest website at http://songwritingcontest.co.uk

We are very pleased to officially announce that the number one hit songwriter Mark Cawley has joined the UK Songwriting Contest judging panels. Mark is an award winning, chart topping, songwriter and songwriting coach with many years experience in the music business. His songs have sold over 15 million copies worldwide and his songwriting credentials and credits are outstanding and very impressive. He has written or co-written songs for The Spice Girls, Tina Turner, Chaka Khan, Diana Ross, Joe Cocker, Wynonna Judd, Kathy Mattea, Russ Taff, Paul Carrack, Will Downing, Tom Scott and more. Mark has also worked with the legendary songwriter Burt Bacharach and he had a UK number one hit with Billie Piper's song Day and Night.

Mark is also a popular blogger and a respected songwriting coach and he provided personal mentoring and coaching sessions for UKSC winners in 2013. Visit Mark's website here.