December'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.
Anthony Del Rey Art Anthony Ashley Rose Picciallo Barry Falkner Brandy Wayment Bridget Nutting Brit Abelew Carmen Koch Carolyn Siranovic Celeste Lear Charlie Fetty Christine Swicegood Chuck Pratt Danetta Barney David Johnson	David Chong Dennis Fullerton Derrick Walker Durinda Carraway Eduard de Ru Ekwegh Ogemdi Frank Amobi Frank Disantis H.Gouverneur  Heather Brown Holly Steele James Vittek James Evans James Bird Jay Wong	Karen Pratt Kwame Collins Kylie Fedrick Lance Dean LArry Black Larry Zarella Larry Tritel Lilly Martin Linda Korter Lisa Harris Lori Werch Michael Talley Michael Stanfield Michael Di Rienzo Mike Carmichael	Patricia Perry Patty Greer Ray Speight Raymond Mendoza Robert Henry Roger MacNaughton Ryan Helwig Sol Leet Retuyk  Stacey Baker Stephen Lyons Stephen Weir Terri Butler Tim Bageant Timeless  Wade Farlowe Wendy Babcock