Song of the Year

You can enter the Song of the Year competition by clicking HERE.

You will be asked to set up an account in Submittable, once you do this you will be taken to the entry form.  

If you are submitting more than one entry, you will need to complete a separate entry form each time.

Please note – there is a limit of 3 entries per act or 5 entries of WAM Members.

Information you need to provide in the form:  

• Artist/Act name  

• Song Name  

• Song File NOTE: Please remove your act name from the song file before uploading  

• Songwriters  

• Lyrics (if applicable)  

• Producer/s (if applicable)  

• Recording Engineer/s (if applicable)  
• Recording Studio (if applicable)  

The Song for Sophie Category will also require:  

• A short paragraph outlining the reason you have entered a Song for Sophie.  

If you are a member, please check your emails or the Member Portal for your discounted entry link!  

No, you can enter unreleased songs, including demos and phone recordings. Song of the Year is based on songwriting, not the quality of the recording.  

All entries will be judged by panels of industry judges who are independent of WAM. 

WAM will conduct an eligibility check of all entries prior to judging. Categories that receive a high volume of entries may be assessed over two rounds.  

The winners of each category will then go to a separate judging panel to determine the overall winners of the competition.  

Non WAM Members may submit up to 3 entries total across all categories.  

If you enter more than 1 song into 1 category, only the top-rated song will be eligible for nomination.  

The free categories (Song for Sophie and Outstanding Indigenous) are strictly limited to 1 entry per artist/act.  

Each category winner will receive a $500 cash prize.  

The Song for Sophie Recipient will receive a $2500 cash prize and 4 mentoring sessions with Noah Dillon.  

The Over All competition winners will receive the following prizes:  

Second Runner Up – $1000  

Runner Up – $2000  

Grand Prize Winner – $3000  

Genre categories – $30  

U18’s and Regional – $15  

Healthway  Feel It Write It- $10  

Song for Sophie and Indigenous – Free (limit of 1 song per artist/band)  

Members receive up to a 65% discount on entry fees. To become a WAM member JOIN HERE

Healthway Feel it Write It. Learn about Healthway Feel It Write It HERE

If your song has co-writers or is subject to a publishing or other rights agreement, you must notify all relevant parties that the song is being entered and obtain any necessary permissions. Any prizes awarded must be shared and distributed in accordance with existing agreements between songwriters and rights holders.  

Artists and songwriters are encouraged to nominate songs in the genres they believe most represents the music they have created. 

Categories with specific eligibly requirements include: 

Outstanding Indigenous: open to the artists who have identified themselves as Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander songwriters during the entry process.. For acts with two or more members, at least 50% of the songwriters for each song entered must identify as indigenous to be eligible for this category.  

Outstanding Regional: is open to all WA songwriters outside of the Perth metro. For acts with two or more members, at least 50% of the songwriters for each song entered must have been based in regional WA for the majority of 2025-26 to be eligible for this category. 

Song for Sophie: is open to emerging artists aged 25 and under. Note: ALL songwriters must be 25 and under.  

Please see full terms and conditions HERE  

Heathway Feel it Write It: songs entered in this category, must be relevant to the Healthway message as written in the category outline HERE

Under 18: All songwriters must be under the age of 18. 

Further terms and conditions can be found HERE.