Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition

Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition
Awarded foracknowledges great songwriting
CountryAustralia
Presented byAlbert Music and APRA AMCOS
First award2009 (2009)
Final awardCurrent
Websitewww.apraamcos.com.au/about/supporting-the-industry/competitions/vanda-young-global-songwriting-competition

The Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition is an annual competition that "acknowledges great songwriting whilst supporting and raising money for Nordoff-Robbins" and is coordinated by Albert Music and APRA AMCOS. The competition awards a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place and was named after iconic writers Harry Vanda and George Young, known as Vanda & Young.

The competition is Australia's most prestigious and lucrative songwriting competition. The inaugural competition took place in December 2009, with Megan Washington winning with the song "How to Tame Lions".

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