The West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center is proud to be an official qualifying venue for the 2022 TN Songwriters Week. All singer / songwriters in all genres are eligible to compete. The Delta Heritage Center qualifier will be Saturday, February 5, 2022, from 3-5 pm. Winner of the qualifying round will move on to the next round to be held in Memphis the week of Feb. 20-26.

Please note the following qualifications to compete:

1. You may only select one location to sign-up. Should an Entrant sign up for more than one location, Entrant will be removed from the list and or wait list from all locations. State employees are not eligible.

2. You must perform one original song (which you own / retain rights to perform and either wrote or co-wrote) not to exceed five (5) minutes. You may sing acapella or have live accompaniment. Light percussion is allowed if there is no set-up time necessary. Entrant may bring up to two (2) performers to play an instrument. Back up tracks are not permitted.

3. Each and every performance will be judged by a panel of at least three (3) individuals from the music community in and around Tennessee. Entrants will be evaluated numerically from 1-5 in the following categories considering both the Entrant’s song and performance: 1) originality; 2) vocal and/or instrumental talent; and 3) emotional connection to the audience.

Complete rules for TN Songwriters Week can be found at this link ... https://www.tnvacation.com/2020-tennessee-songwriter-week-official-rules.

Enter online at https://forms.gle/ARo4Uo9FLTM3g9eK7