Calling all songwriters!

This competition caters to the music side of CDAF! Singers and songwriters go head-to-head for a chance to perform live at #CDAF2026. 

The Top 10 applicants will be selected to compete in the live performance Showcase. Top 3 winners of the Showcase will be invited to perform at #CDAF2026 in a shared time slot on the Main Stage! (Plus, in the past, various winners from this competition have been hired to play at SAAC's annual fundraiser Forks & Corks). 

Applications are available on the Applications Tab!

2026 Competition Showcase

When: February 28, 2026
Time : 4 pm
Where: Starkville Community Theatre

2026 Showcase Winners

February 28, 2026 | 4-6 PM
​Starkville Community Theatre
108 E Main St, Starkville, MS 39759
Congratulations to the winners of our 2026 Singer-Songwriter Competition Showcase!
  • 1st Place: Sam Mathes
  • 2nd Place: Will Coppage
  • 3rd Place: Trevor Wycoff 

This year's Showcase was truly one for the books!

Huge thanks to our other contestants and our judges. And an extra special shoutout to our Music Chair, Georgia Graham, the Del Rendon Foundation, and the Starkville Community Theatre for making it all possible! 

You can catch Sam, Will, and Trevor performing live at the festival on April 18th! 
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Will Coppage performing. (2nd Place - 2026)

2025 Showcase Winners

  • 1st Place: Ryan Munson 
  • 2nd Place: Cameron Brown 
  • 3rd Place: Isabella Brown 

2023 Showcase Winners

  • 1st Place: Ben Stone
  • 2nd Place: Andrew Brister
  • 3rd Place: Micah Smith

2022 Showcase Winners

  • 1st Place - Kaciny Emile
  • 2nd Place - Owen Anderson
  • 3rd Place - Kolt Hudson
  • Crowd Favorite - Soulchile Dynamite
Top 3 winners of the Showcase are be invited to perform at #CDAF2022 in a shared time slot on the West Stage! (See button below for schedule!)

2019 Showcase Winners
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