Now in its 41st year, the Kerrville Folk Festival is the premier folk festival celebrating songwriting and songwriters.

For the 10th consecutive year, a special concert during the 18 day festival will showcase college student songwriters from around central Texas.

A competition to select a representative from Bryan-College Station area colleges (including Texas A&M, Sam Houston State, and Blinn’s Bryan and Brenham campuses) will be held in March or April of 2012. To enter you must currently be enrolled as a student at an area college and you must be able to play (if selected the winner) at the Festival during the special concert.

A panel of judges will select our area's representative, with emphasis placed on the songwriting craft. The winner will receive free admission and camping for the first weekend of the festival.

Up to ten contestants will be selected to perform two (and only two) original songs. Both songs together should not exceed about 8 minutes in length.

You may enter by sending a recording of your two songs on CD or cassette to: Kerrville University Songwriters Contest, c/o Gary Varner, 406 Woodson Drive, Bryan, TX 77801-4741.

Include the titles of the two songs and your full contact information (including your name, address, phone number, and email address).

You may also contact Varner by phone or email (below) if you have the songs publicly available over the internet.

Late entries/walk-ons will be considered if less than ten entries are received by the submission deadline.