Songwriters – time to get out your dusty notepad as IDEASFACTORY has got an opportunity for budding lyricists. IDEASFACTORY and The Arvon Foundation are pleased to announce the New Lyric Award.

Judged by Kinks’ legend Ray Davies, the man who penned classics such You Really Got Me, All Day and All of The Night, Lola and Dedicated Follower of Fashion, here’s a chance to grab the attention of industry bods.

What awaits the winner is the chance to choose one of Arvon Foundation writing courses which run week long residential writing courses for writers of all ages and abilities across all genres. Arvon will provide the winner with a unique opportunity to spend a week living and working with other writers in the beautiful surroundings of one of their centres in Devon, Shropshire, Yorkshire or Inverness-shire.

The courses provide an inspirational space and dedicated time to practise the art of writing. All food, accommodation and tuition whilst staying at the centre is included in the prize. For further information about the opportunities at Arvon log on to http://www.arvonfoundation.org

Launch date: June 14th 2004. Closing date for entries: August 16th 2004.

Entries to be sent to: editor@ideasfactory.com with New Lyric Award in the subject box.

Please read the terms and conditions before entering your lyric.

Terms & Conditions

1. The Competition is organised by, and on behalf of, IDEASFACTORY and the Arvon Foundation. It is open to anyone, except those working for the Arvon Foundation or IDEASFACTORY.
2. Competitors must be over sixteen years of age.
3. The decision of the judge will be final and the organisers will not enter into any correspondence about the results. The promoter reserves the right in its absolute discretion, not to award any prize or prizes in the event that there are insufficient entries or the entries are not considered by the judges to be of a suitable standard.
4. There will be a first prize will be a place on an Arvon course. There is no cash alternative.
5. All entries for the competition must arrive NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT ON MONDAY 16 AUGUST 2004.
6. The entries are to be submitted by email to editor@ideasfactory.com with New Lyric Award in the subject box.
7. Each entry must be song lyric only, of any length, written in the English language.
8. Each entry must be the original work of the author and not a copy nor a substantial copy of any work and it must not have been previously published or broadcast.
9. The names of the winners will be posted on the IDEASFACTORY website and the Arvon Foundation website on 30th September 2004.
10. The world-wide copyright of the prize-winning song, will remain with the author, but the Arvon Foundation and the IDEASFACTORY shall have the unrestricted right to publish it in whole or in part at the time of the announcement of the winner, or at any time up to twelve months after the announcement.

All competitors shall be deemed to have read and accepted all the conditions of entry for the New Lyric Award.