Hello beautiful Swifties! It's Kristen (heffrondrive), here to host my first ever songwriting contest! Check below for rules, prizes, and rounds! Hope to see you enter! :) Feel free to include a short explanation of your song and put a secret code into it! :D

Rules
1. Keep it clean- no bad words, etc.
2. Keep it original- must be your own work, but cowrites are allowed!
3. Have fun! (We wouldn't want it any other way :) )

Prizes
Grammy (1st)
CMT Award (2nd)
PCA (3rd)
"Dear John"- the song that was like reading a personal letter
"Our Song"- the song I'm copying down the lyrics to and hanging on my wall :)
"Fearless"- the song it took courage to post
"Superstar"- the song I'd like to hear on the radio
"Back to December"- the song that made me remember something
The Taylor Award- for the song with the best Taylor-style code
*prizes are awarded once per round*
Grand Prize- The Golden Taylor, awarded for my favorite song from the overall contest


Rounds
Round 1- "Speak Now"
your version of "Speak Now," or yourself in the place of one of the song's characters (Taylor, bride, guest, etc.)
closes Friday January 18
status: CLOSED
Results:
Grammy (1st)- "Picking Up the Pieces" by Clueless
CMT Award (2nd)- "Just One Wish" by RockStarRonan
PCA (3rd)- "Piano In the Dark" by enchanted36
"Dear John"- "Just One Wish" by RockStarRonan
"Our Song"- "Picking Up the Pieces" by Clueless
"Fearless"- "Just One Wish" by RockStarRonan
"Superstar"- "Piano In the Dark" by enchanted36
"Back to December"- "Piano In the Dark" by enchanted36
The Taylor Award- "Picking Up the Pieces" by Clueless with the code "You will never hurt me this bad and return to me to start again."

Round 2- "Red"
the title must be a color
closes- Friday January 25
status: CLOSED
Results:

Grammy (1st)- "Blue" by lovetswift13
CMT Award (2nd)- "Brown" by Clueless
PCA (3rd)- "Black" by RockStarRonan
"Dear John"- "Black" by RockStarRonan
"Our Song"- "Black" by RockStarRonan
"Fearless"- "Brown" by Clueless
"Superstar"- "Blue" by lovetswift13
"Back to December"- "Brown" by Clueless
The Taylor Award- "Blue" by lovetswift13

Round 3- Quote
base it on the quote "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade"
closes- Friday February 1
status: CLOSED
Results:
Grammy (1st)- Take Me All" by s_tay_beautiful
CMT Award (2nd)- "Pinch of Salt" by DressedUpLikeHipsters
PCA (3rd)- "Blind Eye" by lovelykate13
"Dear John"- "Blind Eye" by lovelykate13
"Our Song"- "Take Me All" by s_tay_beautiful
"Fearless"- "Blind Eye" by lovelykate13
"Superstar"- "Push On Through" by TaylorIsMyStarlight13
"Back to December"- "A Pinch of Salt" by DressedUpLikeHipsters
The Taylor Award- "A Pinch of Salt" by DressedUpLikeHipsters

Round 4- Your Age
the title must be your age, in the stylings of "Fifteen" and "22"
closes- Friday February 8
status: CLOSED

Results:
Grammy (1st)- "Fourteen" by DressedUpLikeHipsters
CMT Award (2nd)- "You're Fifteen" by ForeverStarlightSwiftie
PCA (3rd)- "Thirteen" by TaylorIsMyStarlight13
"Dear John"- "You're Fifteen" by ForverSwiftieStarlight
"Our Song"- "Fourteen" by DressedUpLikeHipsters
"Fearless"- "You're Fifteen" by ForeverSwiftieStarlight
"Superstar"- "Thirteen" by TaylorIsMyStarlight13
"Back to December"- "Fourteen" by DressedUpLikeHipsters
The Taylor Award- "You're Fifteen" by ForverSwiftieStarlight

Round 5- "Stay Stay Stay"
write about the kind of boy/ specific boy you think Taylor should date (don't forget to tell us who it is! :) )
closes- Friday February 22
status: OPEN!

"May the odds be ever in your favor!" :)
Stay Strong,
Kristen