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.

Adia Haynie Adrian Szozda Asta Ropilo Barbara Trentalange Caitlin Wilson Cathy St. Clair Chad Gunville Chee Yih Lee Cynthia Deaton Houlroyd Dan Williams David Heath Deborah Clingan Denise Herman

Dion Farrell Dominic Dema Eduard De Ru Fernando Zaplana Francesco Quiriconi Germain Brunet Gina Miller Gina Sicilia Hillis Seay Jamie McMenamin Jeff Thomas Jessica Trejo Jihyun Park

John Anderson John Bower Josh Madsen Julie-Anne French Karen Cohen Kate Cotter Kathryn Priestley Kathy Entsminger Kyle Cavender Lynda Wood Maral Najarian Marissa DiBlasio Matt Stone

Michael Constantino Michael Page Mohamed El-Kazaz Mykeljon Winckel Nick Keeton Patrick Taylor Paul La Bonte Randy Vaughn Ray Lani Susan Minsky Toril Jansen Willam Paynter