Entries will be accepted from October 5, 2020 to November 1, 2020 and should be submitted ONLY through the form on this page. A total of $1,000 will be awarded among three contest winners, in addition to $1,000 in charitable donations. Entrants will be given the opportunity to vote for receiving charities based on the causes listed below:

• Racial justice
• Environmental justice/climate change
• Immigrant and refugee protections
• Income equality and workers’ rights
• Healthcare access
• Gun violence
• Domestic violence/sexual assault
• Hunger/poverty

Important information:

• One entry per artist.
• Include a link for streaming of a single song. No downloads!
• Song entrants must be at least 18 years of age. If under 18, a parent or legal guardian can submit the form on the entrant’s behalf.
• Entries are from nations or territories outside of the U.S. are welcomed.
• Winners will be chosen by a panel of OCP staff and composers in late November and notified in early December via the email address included on their entry form.
• Selected winners are in no way guaranteed a publishing deal with OCP.
• No purchase necessary.
• All submitted songs must be original compositions and not someone else’s copyrighted material.
• Submissions can be of any genre or style.
• Artists retain all intellectual property rights to the works submitted.
• Submission of your entry confirms that you have reviewed and agree to the official rules.