2026 FWSA SONG CONTEST CATEGORIES!
Detailed information listed on page 7 of the May Newsletter
Love & Relationships
Gospel/Christian/Positive Message
Christmas Songs
Lyrics Only
Open Subject
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
Please note that for this year's FWSA song contest AI genrated recordings will be allowed; however, contest entrants must certify that neither the melody nor lyrics were “substantially generated” using an AI program, such as ChatGPT, Suno or other similar sources. This certification will be on the “honor system”, and we trust that our members will abide by these guidelines.
As the FWSA Newsletter Editor stated of eloquently in the May Newletter, "now that you have the information you need to start working on the songs you'll want to enter in this year's contest, please take note: The contest will open on July 1st, with an entry dealine of midnight, August 31st.
2025 Songwriting Contest is now history!
Category winners were announced at the annual FWSA Christmas Party on 7 December 2025.
15 FWSA SONGWRITERS SUBMITTED A TOTAL OF 70 SONGS FOR THE 2025 SONG CONTEST IN 11 SUBJECT MATTER CATEFORIES
RYAN ROGERS was awarded the 2025 FWSA Songwriting Grand Prize (a six (6) hour block of recording time at the SG Studios - Fort Worth; Greg White - Owner/Producer (817-246-8590 text or leave message)—Ryan was chosen by a random drawing from the individual category winners. As a reminder, the categories for the 2025 contest were:
LOVE SONGS - STUDIO PRODUCE (SP)
LOVE SONGS - BARE BONES (BB)
BREAKUP SONGS - STUDIO PRODUCED (SP)
BREAKUP SONGS - BARE BONES (BB)
HOME/FAMILY SONGS - STUDIO PRODUCED (SP)
HOME/FAMILY SONGS - BARE BONES (BB)
OPEN SUBJECT CATEGORY SONGS - STUDIO PRODUCED (SP)
OPEN SUBJECT CATEGORY SONGS - BARE BONES (BB)
LET'S PARTY/DRINKING SONGS - STUDIO PRODUCED (SP)
LET'S PARTY/DRINKING SONGS - BARE BONES (BB)
WEATHER THEME SONGS - STUDIO PRODUCED (SP)
WEATHER THEME SONGS - BARE BONES (BB)
SPIRITUAL/GOSPEL - STUDIO PRODUCED (SP)
Songs placing first in each category are listed below in alphabetical order by song title (CW=Co-Writer):
“Avarice Starr Rides Due West”: (BB) Love Songs - Ryan Rogers
“Big Dark Wall”: (SP)Spiritual-Gospel Songs - Ryan Rogers
"Disconnected": (BB) Breakup Songs - Wayne Willingham
“Drinking with Friends”: (SP/BB) Let's Party/Drinking Songs - Rick Tate
“Fire in My Soul”: (SP) Love Songs: - John Terry & CW James DeBorde
“I Only Sing Sad Songs Now”: (SP) Breakup Songs - Ryan Rogers
“One Hell of an Angel”: (BB) Love Songs - John Terry & CW - Bobby Terry
“Poor Man's Mexico (SP) - Open Subject Category - Allan Peterson & CW - Bernie Nelson
“Refuse to Sink”: (BB) Spirituals - Gospel Songs - Geri Green
“The Bicycle Song”: (BB) Home-Family Songs - Geri Green
“When the River”: (SP) Home-Family Songs - Ryan Rogers
FIRST PLACE SONG Will PLAY AUTOMATICALLY & RANDOMLY AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.