USA Songwriting Competition would like to thank all entrants, judges and sponsors. Here is the Winners' list of the 2008 Competition:

From left: Jordan Summers, Jordan Zevon, Morty Coyle, winners of the Overall Grand Prize of the 2008 USA Songwriting Competition (Photo by Cherie Roberts)

OVERALL GRAND PRIZE:
Home - Jordan Zevon, Jordan Summers & Morty Coyle; Los Angeles, CA

OVERALL 2nd PRIZE:
Breath of My Soul - Nathan Brumley; Nashville, TN

OVERALL 3rd PRIZE:
A Shadow And A Thought - Hanneke Cassel; Boston, MA

FIRST PRIZES IN 15 INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

1st Prize - LATIN
Las minifaldas - Jorge Lan; Madrid, SPAIN

1st Prize - LYRICS
If I Had A Daughter - Terri Hendrix; Austin, TX

1st Prize - DANCE/ELECTRONICA
Does Yo Mama Know (You're A Freak) - Pepper Mashay & Corey White; Los Angeles, CA

1st Prize - POP
Home - Jordan Zevon, Jordan Summers & Morty Coyle; Los Angeles, CA

1st Prize - ROCK/ALTERNATIVE
Get Over It - Joey Avalos (Stars Go Dim); Gilbert, AZ

1st Prize - R&B
Brand New Woman - Crystal Anderson; Mt. Vernon, NY

1st Prize - FOLK
Snare Drum - Lucy Wainwright Roche; New York, NY

1st Prize - COUNTRY
Month of Mondays - JD Dohnal & Mark Schaffel; Nashville, TN

1st Prize - GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL
Breath of My Soul - Nathan Brumley; Nashville, TN

1st Prize - INSTRUMENTAL
A Shadow And A Thought - Hanneke Cassel; Boston, MA

1st Prize - JAZZ
Samba Do Espião - Jason Wellington Black; Virginia Beach, VA

1st Prize - CHILDREN
Water - Onno Krijn, Jeroen Zijlstra & Jeroen Kramer; Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS

1st Prize - NOVELTY/COMEDY
Redneck Wannabe - Sherri Gough; Nashville, TN

1st Prize - HIP-HOP/RAP
Kingdom's Takin Over - Aaron Rodgers and Melvin Grice (NevaLukeWarm); Anchorage, AK

1st Prize - WORLD
Me Voy (I'm Leaving) - Yasmin Levy; Tel Aviv, ISRAEL

20 Honorable Mention Awards
1. Lost In The Music - Tom Watson (Transparent); AUSTRALIA
2. Mi Regalo - Martha de Quesada; Miami, FL
3. You Were Right - Sam Plotkin; Somers, CT
4. Underdog - Sherry St Germain; Toronto, CANADA
5. One - Jesse Dold (The Dirty Daylights); Dover, NH
6. Disintegrate - Andrew Mitchell (Sixpin); Lockport, NY
7. Believe It - Danny Stringer Jr, Brandi Womack, Cheyenne Womack (Babysister); Los Angeles, CA
8. All You've Got To Lose - Brigitte DeMeyer; Burlinggame, CA
9. You Were Drunk - Rose Polenzani; Boston, MA
10. My Own Hand - Jack Sundrud & Randy Handley; Nashville, TN
11. Backwards - Bill DiLuigi & Lonnie LeVelle; Nashville, TN
12. Hold Me - Laura McGreevey - Ridgefield, WA
13. You Believe In Me - Dan Yessian & Kurt Schreitmueller & David Barrett
14. Winter Flower - Shao Ying Low; SINGAPORE
15. All In Good Time - Heather Combs; San Francisco, CA
16. Honey Don't - Helle Hansen; Copenhagen, DENMARK
17. The Easter Bunny - Richard P Geere; Rowland Heights, CA
18. Morning Wood - Pat Sloan; Stafford, TX
19. 1 Step Away - Tom Prater; Hidden Valley Lake, CA
20. Contradição - Rogerio Maudonnet; Sao Paulo, BRAZIL

Finalists of the 2008 competition:

Category/Song Title             Songwriter(s) name(s)

DANCE/ELECTRONICA
One World (Solar City Sunday Church) - Debby Holiday and Bryan Corbett
Does Yo Mama Know (You're A Freak) - Pepper Mashay & Corey White
Running Back To You - Christian Andréason
Raging Dance - Twaang
Lawless - (B Dekauwe, A Chatfield, T Day) The Critical Massive
Balearic Solar Eclipse - Lennart Jensen
Lost In The Music - Tom Watson (Transparent)
All About Me - Christina Simos
Bump Me With Your Pumps - Daniel Mueller
One Step At A Time - Tom Watson (Transparent)

LATIN
Las minifaldas - Jorge Lan
VIDA - Marta Sanchez Solis
Para morir - Gonzalo Fraga
Dicen - Denise Rivera
Vuelta al Carrusel - Damian Rivero
Camina - (Avelino García Pérez) Avelino
Corazon de Cristal - George A Gesner, Federik Ndoci, Luis Moreno, Milagros Silva
Mi Regalo - Martha de Quesada
Crazy From The Heat - Shirley Eikhard
A donde Puedo Ir Sin Ti - Sirak Baloyan

POP
Color Blind - Karen Taylor-Good, Jim Daddario & Catt Gravitt
Home - Jordan Zevon, Jordan Summers & Morty Coyle
Forever's Not Enough - Vehnee Saturno & Doris Saturno
Blue Eyes - Siri Anette Helleland
Get Over It - (Joey Avalos) Stars Go Dim
Walk on Water - (Ma'ayan Castel & Leo Mellace) Maayan Castel
Underdog - Sherry St Germain
You Were Right - Sam Plotkin
Straight To My Head - Andrea Wasse
Story of Your Life - Simon Wilcox & Rob Wells
Hit And Run - Chin Injeti, Erik Akcock, Liz Rodrigues, DJ Khalil & The New Royales

ROCK/ALTERNATIVE
Break the Fall - (Sixpin) Andrew Mitchell
Disintegrate - (Sixpin) Andrew Mitchell
Tonight, Tonight - Kyler England
Shipwrecked - M. Franklin
Solar Meltdown - (Rob Meany) Terramara
Get Over It - (Joey Avalos) Stars Go Dim
Don't Get Me Wrong - (Nick Mazzei, Kevin Bailey, Peter Maniatis) All The Brightness
Selfish - (Matt Hutchison, Tim Hutchison, Kent Warren, Steve Herrera) Fools & Horses
Love Revolution - Chip Thompson
One - Jesse Dold (The Daylights)
Farley - Jason Burns (Invisible Image)

R&B
Postcard - Christopher N. Smith (aka C. Swagger) & Dustin Marshall (aka Skooly and C. Swagger)
Brand New Woman - Crystal Anderson
Stand Up - Crystal Anderson
Played Out - WildCowboys
Looen Up - Don Digital
Copasetic - Soundtracks To Go
You're Here - (Margot Blanche, Terrence Lewis) Margot Blanche
Believe It - Danny Stringer Jr, Brandi Womack, Cheyenne Womack (Babysister)
What Are You Good For - Sonya Perricone
I'm Fallin' - Natalie Brooks

FOLK
All In Good Time - Heather Combs
A Little Less Louisiana - Patrick Sylvest
Balancing - Kevin McGee
Snare Drum - Lucy Wainwright Roche
You Were Drunk - Rose Polenzani
Hold Up (Friday Night, 4:55) - Phil Henry
Hard Workin’ Hands - Dave Gunning & Ron Hynes
All You've Got To Lose - Brigitte DeMeyer
Light The Fire Again - JP Cormier
Our Earth - Cindy Kalmenson

COUNTRY
No Regrets - Samantha Madison
Wildflower And Barbwire - Jan Edwards & Mary Danna
My Own Hand - Jack Sundrud & Randy Handley
Month of Mondays - JD Dohnal & Mark Schaffel
Cowgirl Ballerina - Ray Phillips & Richard Davis
Two Boys From Kentucky - Randy Kohrs, Ashley Brown & Mike Collins
Grow Slow - (Beth Walker & Bob Dewald) Elizabeth Milcarek
Backwards - Bill DiLuigi & Lonnie LeVelle
Take A Number - Monty Lee Kimble, Karen Taylor-Good & Ta Kimble
Already Dead - Mark Dunning & Tim Bezy
Why Do The Good Ones Have To Go - Ross Anglen

GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL
You Believe In Me - Dan Yessian & Kurt Schreitmueller & David Barrett
Ring Around The Moon - Dan Yessian & David Barrett
Hold Me - Laura McGreevey
Enough - Marcy Priest
Strong In Broken Places - David Leask & Mary Ellen Beatty
Dream I Found... - Vangel
Breath of My Soul - Nathan Brumley
Be The Change - Katie Miner
Give Jesus Some Time - Edward H Biedes
Remember - Brian Thomas & Troy Harrington

INSTRUMENTAL
Tennessee Quick Cash - Hanneke Cassel
A Shadow And A Thought - Hanneke Cassel
The Enchanted Garden - Giulio Carmassi
Cercles - Duane Andrews
Winter Flower - Shao Ying Low
Two - Shao Suan Low
Santuary - Lori Jean Smith
My Miracle - Danny Wright
Gypsy Variation - Kollö Gergely
Yet Unnamed - Dave D’aranjo

LYRICS ONLY
Lauren's Song - Katie Mack & Barrett Yeretsian
All In Good Time - Heather Combs
Nola - Mark Stepakoff
Black and White - Mike Hyden
Misunderstood - Beth Isbell
If I Had A Daughter - Terri Hendrix
One Thing No Man Should Have to Do - Claire Ulanoff & Will Hopkins
I've Pre Approved - Jeanne Herrick
Throw It On The Heap - Helle Hansen
Your Brother's Eyes - Helle Hansen

JAZZ
Al Brown - Rodney Ruffin
This Time Tomorrow - Michael Lombardo
Bell Island - Duane Andrews
I Like the Afternoon - Noah Baerman
Desire Is Your Name - Karen Blixt & Frank Martin
The Hill Country - Monika Herzig & Janiece Jaffe
Goodbye - (Greg Freeman) GERG Music Productions Presents
Samba Do Espião - Jason Wellington Black
So Begins The End of The Affair - Shirley Eikhard
Reminiscense - Nial Djuliarso
Honey Don't - Helle Hansen

CHILDREN
Water - Onno Krijn, Jeroen Zijlstra & Jeroen Kramer
My Malamute - Donna Lisa
Think of it as an Adventure (David, Jason & Ari Heitler-Klevans) Two of a Kind
The Stream - Thaddeus Rex & Nickie Cashdollar
The Easter Bunny - Richard P Geere
Sleepy Town - Kevin E Fullen
The Legend of the Leprechaun - Richard P Geere
It's All ABC's To Me - Amy Rogell
Sing Our Wishes - Richard Wan Kum Wah
We're The Chorus - Dr Mac & Brian Man

NOVELTY/COMEDY
I Wore A Thong For This - Susan Bauer, Jenn Harris & Stephany Mastin
Redneck Wannabe - Sherri Gough
Moving To China - Jonathan Helfand
Jesus and Hey-soos - Lisa Rogers & Maurine McLean (The Therapy Sisters)
Lube Me Tender - Beth Isbell
Self Help Blues - Andy Baker
Morning Wood - Pat Sloan
Aflac Christmas - Joe Navrath
Mr Hanky - Mark Dennis Boucher
Nosy Dozy - Franz Mang (Robespierre)

HIP-HOP/RAP
Las Vegas Strip - John Morato
Work Out - Lonnie Paul p/k/a Rasi Caprice
1 Step Away - Tom Prater
Kingdom's Takin Over - (Aaron Rodgers and Melvin Grice) NevaLukeWarm
Rain - Travis Lindsley AKA Authentic
Sweat U Up - William Michael Muncie aka Z
326E - Mike Hair, Elevent feating Enouch tha Messenger
Songbird Lullaby - Bruce E Turner Jr & Soz'e featuring Sandy
Min Youm "Since That Day" - Sameh Zakout
Wonderful Life - Ron Gossard & Frequency

WORLD
Silent Words - Laszlo Molnar & Mona Lisa Trio
Sema - Ogun Sayharman
New Asia - Andrew Lum
1,000 stars - Leni Stern
Contradição - Rogerio Maudonnet
Way We Feel- Aja & Toni Eberle
Me Voy (I'm Leaving) - Yasmin Levy
Amaneciendome - Jean Pierre Vismara
Sentimientos - Jaime Wilensky
Land of the Fijian Braves - Seru Serevi

ENTRANTS WITH THE MOST NUMBER OF SONGS PLACED IN THE FINALS

Helle Hansen (DENMARK)		3 songs
Hanneke Cassel (Boston, MA)		2 songs
Beth Isbell		2 songs
Dan Yessian		2 songs
Joey Avalos		2 songs
Karen Taylor-Good (Nashville, TN)		2 songs
Tom Watson		2 songs
Andrew Mitchell		2 songs
Richard Geere		2 songs