Song of the Year songwriting contest May'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.
Adrienne Leopold Anthony Buscemi Barbara Cueto Candy Grey Clint Jacobs Dawn Marie  Diane Mannherz  Dinky Wesley Dominic French G.M. Selemon Gabriella Paolini Heather Stewart	Ilja Rosendahl Ingrid Hagelberg J.D. Harris James E. Scronce  Jason Conrad Tobin JJ Criss  Joanne Reisener Joseph Farren Kathi Kowski Kerstin Stilling Kirsten S. Burt  Leslie Harris	Lyndsay Bell Mari Iijima  Matthew James Matthew DiMarino Michael Groth Michael Socarras Michael Sarno Michael S Mufarreh  Oneika Mays Paul K Mitchell Peter Tonna	Popa Xenofon George  Robert D. Carr Ross Haik Sandra Shields Byrd Sidney Miller Stephen Desjardins Steven Lazzara Terri Lee  Todd Boyko Tony Waugh Torfi Olafsson