Song of the Year songwriting contest October'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.
Andrew Wiltshire Andrew Moore Andrew Sutton Anthony Whitlock Anthony Asaro Barbara Long Blak.Ops.Connections  Blanche Tate Brian E. Bellis Cameron Miller Carmen Koch Christina Lynn Farrens Cristian Townsend Dan Cunningham Darren Warters David Atkinson Dean Seabrook Debbie Pascarella	Diana Garcia Donna Short Elvis Battle Erica Holloway Espen Raekstad Freddie Lee Ian Mitchard Isaac Johnson Ishita Rungta Jane Blackstorm John Debortoli John Messier Judith McGrath Keith Koenig Ken Wank Kenton Holland Kerstin Stilling Kevin Edwards	Larry Black Laura Wolfe Leon Newton Okon Ekpenyong Patricia Scott Peter Frank Santovito Randy Hatchett Ray Saunders & Randy Marshall Ray Rivera Raymond M. Reid Robb Morris Robert Trombley Robert Firment Roberto La Posta  Rupert Duncan Ryan Taylor Bliss  Sally Williams	Sam Fasano III Scott Guzik Scott A. Schneider  Sheldon Brown Stan Wilkerson Steve Morgenthaler Steve Sloan Steven V. Smith Sweetheart  T-BRO  Tenille Bentley Terry Winchell Tim Rose Timothy Durkin Troy Palmer Warren Michaels Wilford Crain