Released on: August 9, 2008, 1:04 pm

Press Release Author: Eileen Batson - Batson Group Marketing and PR

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: NCSC presents their 11th Annual Song Contest. Songwriters
from across the world have entered the contest to win over $6000 in cash and prizes.
Entry deadline is Sept 30,2008.

Press Release Body: Raleigh,NC (August 11,2008) - The entries for the North Carolina
Songwriters Co-op (NCSC) have been pouring in from Indie songwriters since the
contest was announced. Entries are limited to the first 250 submissions of two songs
each.

New to the judging panel this year is Harriet Schock Platinum award-winning
Songwriter. Judges for this year's contest are:

Catesby Jones: (Wilmington, NC) http://www.catesbyjones.com Hit
Singer/Songwriter;Penned songs for several Nashville publishing companies including
hits recorded by Travis Tritt "Country Club" and Chet Atkins "Read My Licks."

Harriet Schock: (Los Angeles, CA)http://www.harrietschock.com Platinum award-winning
songwriter, national recording artist, and songwriting instructor. She wrote Helen
Reddy\'s hit song \"Ain\'t No Way to Treat A Lady.\" Harriet just finished shooting
Henry Jaglom\'s new film \"Irene in Time.\" Harriet and her whole band are on camera
performing her songs. Harriet also provided music for the highly acclaimed Jaglom
film \"Hollywood Dreams.\"

Linne Black: (Winston-Salem, NC) http://www.myspace.com/nextnumberone Co-owner of
Pitchy Women Music and Pitchy Women Pluggers; Member of The Nashville Songwriters
Association International and Coordinator of NSAI Winston-Salem; Voting member of
National Academy of Recording Arts; Member of BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.); and hit
songwriter "If I Could Just See You Now" (Alabama)

Michael Graziano: (Raleigh, NC) - http://www.myspace.com/zgrazi Recording Studio
Owner, TV Producer/ Director;

Philip van Vleck: (Durham, NC) - Music Writer/Critic for Billboard, Dirty Linen and
the Durham Herald-Sun.

Songs are judged on originality, lyrics, melody and composition

Details and entry rules for the contest are online at
http://www.Sonicbids.com/NCSongwriters and the NCSC website
http://www.NCSongwriters.org

About NCSC:
North Carolina Songwriters Cooperative is a non-profit organization dedicated to the
support and promotion of songwriters| PO Box 335 Carrboro, NC 27510 |
http://www.ncsongwriters.org


MEDIA CONTACT
Eileen Batson
Batson Group Marketing and PR
http://www.BatsonGroupMarketingandPR.blogspot.com
BatsonGroup@yahoo.com
919.327.5021
Raleigh, NC
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Web Site: http://www.ncsongwriters.org

Contact Details: Eileen Batson
Batson Group Marketing and PR
3220 Shore View Rd Ste. 22
Raleigh, NC 27613
919.327.5021
BatsonGroup@yahoo.com