Shirley Martin Scholarship for Young Songwriters

We've got the 2008 Shirley Martin Scholarship WINNERS!

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The next SAMI meeting will be held at the Skylight Coffeehouse, 3rd street on the west side of the downtown Lafayette court house building, from 7:30-9:30pm, Tuesday, September 16th. This will be an opportunity to share a song or two on an open, public stage.

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Congratulations the 2008 Shirley Martin Scholarship Winners!

Award	Name	Age	Hometown	Winning Song

First Place	Amanda Fletcher	15	Lafayette, In	“Moving On”

First Runner Up	Molly Miller	15	Monticello, In	“Getaway Car”

Second Runner Up	Ashton McClure	17	State Line, In	“Jared’s Song”

Horizon Award	Keara Powell	15	West Lebanon, In	“Come Back (Kanga and Mingan)”

About the Scholarship

The Shirley Martin Scholarship for Young Songwriters is for songwriters between the ages of 14 and 19, who live in any of these Indiana counties: Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Howard, Jasper, Montgomery, Newton, Pulaski, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Warren or White.

Past Winners:
2008 - Amanda Fletcher
2007 - David Stanton
2006 - Steven Arthur
2005 - Christine Anthrop
2004 - Adam Guymon
2003 - Bethany Jones
2002 - Annie Hatke
2001 - Michael Foland

Applications for the each years scholarship are accepted between mid January and April 15th.

Scholarship winners receive the following:

A cash award to be applied towards the winner’s education or other songwriting endeavor.
Opportunity to play at the annual Shirley Martin Scholarship for Young Songwriters awards ceremony and other events.
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The Shirley Martin Scholarship for Young Songwriters is sponsored by: