16th Annual OCFF Songs From the Heart Competition

Don't miss your LAST CHANCE to submit to the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals (OCFF), which highlights the talents of Ontario songwriters and provides an opportunity for the winners to showcase their work for festival artistic directors and other presenters. One English-language winner and one French-language winner will receive a Galaxie Rising Stars Award in the amount of $1,000, and registration for the annual OCFF conference for one person./n/nThe Ontario Council of Folk Festivals (OCFF) is pleased to present the Songs From the Heart competition. Now in its 16th year, this event highlights the talents of Ontario songwriters and provides an opportunity for the winners to showcase their work for festival artistic directors and other presenters.

This contest is open only to residents of the province of Ontario, Canada. The Songs From the Heart competition is a juried process. The jury will select one English-language winner and one French-language winner. Each will receive a Galaxie Rising Stars Award in the amount of $1,000, and registration for the annual OCFF conference for one person.

A separate jury, coordinated by the Ontario Arts Council, will select the winner of the Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award from among the top fifteen songs (not including the Galaxie Rising Stars Award winners). The winner of the Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award receives $1,000.00 and registration for one person to the 2010 OCFF conference.

The English and French Songs From the Heart Award winners, along with the Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award winner, will be invited to showcase at the OCFF conference in Ottawa, October 14 – 17, 2010.

OCFF one-year Individual Memberships are available for non-OCFF members directly through OCFF. For all membership opportunities, and a list of benefits, please see our website OCFF.ca.