Song of the Year songwriting contest April's Top Songwriters Runner Ups   Runner Ups are based on the point system alone. The judges each month are given forms to rank the songs they receive on elements like structure, melodies, music, lyrics, etc......    This is what the Winners and Finalists are selected by. The Runner Ups are based on high scores from the judges. The Runner Ups are the highest ranked songs that did not make it into the top five picks.
A F Newberry  Alan Kapilian Archie Brodsky Brenda Anderson Brenna Gibson Redpath  Brett Day Byron Parr Caldwell Shine Carolyn McCormack Clementine  Clinton Tention	Damon Morris Dave Guillemot Eduard de Ru  Gary L. Olsen Gleason Rand Hamilton Clarington James Fisher Jason Conrad Tobin John Swanson Ken Buchanan Kerstin Stilling	Laurene O Medal  Leo Lindeman Lisa Akerø Luke Jackson Marc Billingsley Marcus Board Maria Grönlund Mike Langan Molli Paige Patrick Barnholdt Castello Philip Patrick	Pierrette Gagnon Richard Rummery Rockford Peoples  Ron Passaro Rory Flynn S. Ann Robinson Shanta Loecker Teresa Lichty Tom LaGrassa Trevor Bricker Wendy Babcock Yngvild Bjorsvik