John Lennon Songwriting Contest

Enter the Contest

2024 Session I - CLOSED
Open - February 15, 2024
Deadline - June 30, 2024 - 11:59pm PST
Winner Announcement -
September 1, 2024
12 Grand Prize Winners (one in each category) and 36 Finalists (three in each category)

2024 Session II - OPEN
Open - July 1, 2024
Deadline - December 31, 2024 - 11:59pm PST
Winner Announcement -
March 1, 2025
12 Grand Prize Winners (one in each category) and 36 Finalists (three in each category)

2023 Lennon Awards
Winner Announcement -
May 1, 2024
Grand Prize Winners of Session I and Session II will compete head-to-head in an online voting battle to become the Lennon Award Winner in their respective category.

2023 Song of the Year
Winner Announcement -
July, 2024
One of the 12 Lennon Award Winners will win Song of the Year and $20,000.

Imagine Peace

Awards and Prizes - 2024

1 $20,000 Song of the Year Winner Receives:
$20,000 Cash Apogee BOOM ($249) SSL UF8 (MSRP $1299)
	*in addition to Lennon Award Winner package & Grand Prize Winner package
12 Lennon Award Winners Receive:
K&M 26720 monitor stands, pair (MSRP $354)
	*in addition to Grand Prize Winner package
24 Grand Prize Winners Receive:
Taylor AD17e Blacktop acoustic-electric guitar w/ Aerocase (MSRP $1999) Genelec 8030C studio monitors, pair (MSRP $1390) Audio-Technica ATH-M50x headphones, AT2050 studio mic, AT8314 mic cable (MSRP $431) Artiphon Chorda (MSRP $249.99) Avid Pro Tools Studio 1 year subscription (MSRP $299) Apogee Clearmountain Series Volume 1 (MSRP $445) SSL “All the X” plugins (MSRP $1530) Reason Studios Reason+ 1 year membership (MSRP $199) Notetracks Pro 1 year membership (MSRP $289)
72 Finalists Will Receive:
Audio-Technica AT2020 studio condenser microphone (MSRP $99) Artiphon Orba 2 (MSRP $149.99) Avid Pro Tools Artist 1 year subscription (MSRP $99) Apogee Clearmountain’s Spaces ($49) SSL Band Bundle plugins (MSRP $399) Reason Studios Reason+ 1 year membership (MSRP $199) Notetracks Pro 1 year membership (MSRP $289)