Bread & Roses Songwriting and Spoken Word Award 2020 Open for Entries

The Bread & Roses Songwriting and Spoken Word Award 2020 is open for entries, with five prizes of £100 each up for grabs. The deadline for entries is 14 February 2020.

Published: 08 January 2020 | 12:00 AM Updated: 28 April 2021 | 4:30 PM

Photo of person playing a guitar. Photo credit: Shutterstock — The Bread & Roses Songwriting and Spoken Word Award 2020 is open for entries

The Award is brought to you by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and Culture Matters, with additional support and sponsorship from the MU.

Each entry should adopt one of the following themes:

Climate Emergency
Our Culture
More than Profit
Workers’ Lives
Global Solidarity

All entries should be in the form of audio or video files (MP3/4 format, YouTube link or similar), although video entries will also have the chance of being featured on the Culture Matters YouTube channel.

For the full details, including submission guidelines and how to enter, see the Culture Matters website.

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