Song of the Year songwriting contest March'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.
Alan P MacLeod Allen Szyrwiel Andrew Richardson Anna Maria Gonzalez  Bill Meacher Charles Green Clive Atkins David Eisler Denise Rattray Dennis Cooke Doug Stutzman Dwayne Kroening	Edwin F Gatlin III George Antenucci Georgia Paris Hayley Thompson Ian Knowles James Cook Jesse Hanson John Dowman June Elizabeth Felix  Ken Adams Kevin Edwards Larry Robert Collins	Marcos Chavez Mathew Stevenson Michael Brandmeier, Matthew Lee, and Craig Snider  Mike Sneed Mike Whittington  Morri Hartgraves Paul Bartu Paul Kensington Mitchell Phil Greaves  Rafael Fuentes Ray Muslar	Richard Charboneau Ruben Holguin Samuel Ingi Thorarinsson  Shatae Kimmons Sheila Aldrich Sheri Saiya Stephen Desjardins Steven Hickel Sung Hyun Bu  Tanya Vance Travis Hunt Veverly Key Wade Farlowe