2023 Contest results
AWARD WINNERS
1st place — $1650; 2nd place — $1375; 3rd place — $1100
1st PLACE
Good Boy
Longhai Zheng
Jin Zhou, China
2nd PLACE
Woman
Varsha Krishnamoorthy
Singapore/Chennai, India
3rd PLACE
Rings
Lester Wong
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
CO-WRITER(S): Andie Mechanic, Megan Coffey, Pierce Wagner
INVITED SHOWCASE SONGS
$550 Showcase Award for each song performed
LISTED IN ALPHABETIC ORDER BY LAST NAME
Lo Creíble
Bianca Cabili
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Flora
Melissa Hartman
Roanoke, VA
Navy Shorts
Saxon Kennedy
Miami, FL
Washington Wasteland
Aimee Lefkowicz
Seattle, WA
A Time Like This
Audrey Pearl
Jericho, VT
God Only Knows
Michelle Perkins-Zalik
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Co-writer: Zachary Simon
My Body, My Choice
Ella Plank
Leobersdorf, Austria
Co-writer: Deven Kamra Lyons
Dream Girl
Eva Rawlings
South Burlington, VT
Where's My Home
William Tiong
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Co-writer: Goz Asai
SOUNDCLOUD PLAYLIST FEATURED SONGS
soundcloud.com/berkleesongwriting
$225 Award for each song included in S4SC-22 SoundCloud playlist
LISTED IN ALPHABETIC ORDER BY LAST NAME
History Swallows the Dead
Goz Asai
Redwood City, CA
Hollow
Eric Chen
Portland, OR
Co-writer: Ande Versic
Dying in Daylight
Gustavo Garcia
Minneapolis, MN
Notes On Heroin Chic
Lily Gelman
Toronto, Canada
Liturgy
JC Jones
Loma Linda, CA
Co-writer: Caitlyn Perry
Powerful and Beautiful
Liz Lin
Taipei, Taiwan
One of Those Days
Cece Linardon
Bay Area, CA
Algorithm
Minju Pak
Charlotte, NC
Don't Hide Yourself
Destiny Parker
San Diego, CA
Requiem
Amélia Rolland
Toulouse, France
Say Less
Ethan Surman
Toronto, Canada
Does It Matter?
Maggie Yarborough
Greensboro, NC
JUDGES' SHOUT OUTS
Prince Charles Alexander — (MP&E) - Guest Judge
Don't Hide Yourself
Destiny Parker
San Diego, CA
Joe Bennett — (Professional Music, Liberal Arts, Songwriting)
Hypothetical Girl
Olivia Martinez
Cleveland, OH
Dan Cantor — (MP&E, Songwriting)
Notes On Heroin Chic
Lily Gelman
Toronto, Canada
Erin Chase — (Songwriting)
Sacrificed Souls
Zagara Sims
Coatesville, PA/Glen Ridge, NJ
Co-writer: Lauryn Henry
Jandro Cisneros — (CWP)
Lo Creíble
Bianca Cabili
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Derek Fawcett — (Songwriting)
Dream Girl
Eva Rawlings
South Burlington, VT
Sherry Li — (Songwriting)
Good Boy
Longhai Zheng
Jin Zhou, China
David Reiffel — (Songwriting; Theater Division, Boston Conservatory at Berklee)
Grayson
Cameron Woody
Jamestown, NC
Mark Simos — (Songwriting)
Unlearning
Manisha Maru
Manila, Philippines/Shoreline, WA
Cristina Vaira — (Songwriting)
Agüita De Manantial
Loana Galván
Mexico City, México
Co-writer: Timothy Burns