Song of the Year songwriting contest December's Top Songwriters Runner Ups   Runner Ups are based on the point system alone. The judges each month are given forms to rank the songs they receive on elements like structure, melodies, music, lyrics, etc......    This is what the Winners and Finalists are selected by. The Runner Ups are based on high scores from the judges. The Runner Ups are the highest ranked songs that did not make it into the top five picks.

Alan Espinosa Alan Berger Alberto Bent Alexander Lee Andrea Stankevitch Andrew Holder Anne Olsen Ayana  Baker Barbara Jean Timmons Brad White Brian D. Webb Canute Hanson Casey Pukl Caster Peoples Catherine DiNaso Chris Stiles Christianna Martynowski Christos Kyriakides Claire Prestney Craig Bateman

Dale LaDuke Daniel Lowe Dave Hernandez David J Mc Master Debbie Kimlinger Debbie Little Deidre Lang Denise Romas Dietrich Carter Dion Cozamanis El Mano Erica Evanko Geoffrey Johnson Gilda Betancourt Gregg Mullen Gregory Rast Gwynfor Thomas H. Gouverneur Hani Malik Henk Freytag

Holly Steele Ingvi Thor Kormaksson Jay Cohen Jeff Sammon Jennifer Padro Jennifer R Jansen John Fitzgerald Kanera McEady Karen Marino Karim Georges Karmalita Bawar Katherin Reding Kelvin Britton-Miles Kent Gray Khalil Hamdan Kim R. Emery Kris Metzger Lamesa  Denise Wilson Larry Todd Lee Walters

Linda Fiore Lonnie Ratliff Lorenzo Pawnell Lorna Flowers Luis Carlino Lyn Laitinen Manny Rivero Mark Monico Matt Code Megan Shear Melaku Assegued Melvin Edwards Michelle Patterson Michele Liberty Michelle Weisen Micki L. Murphy Nakedi Mabusela Nancy Sack Nicas Lundin Nisha Catron Pat Gill

Patricia Vonne Ricardo Xavier Robbie Coxford Rodrick Adkins Ron Potter Sam Bowen Sandra Palmer Sasan Dowlatshahi Sean Tomlinson Shane Greenhall Sibvon Rose McConnell Stanley Blackburn Steffani Bennett Tajudeen Fagbayi Tara Murray Thomas Buff Thomas Chappell Williams Tom O'Donnell Tony Williamson Tyler Pettibone