Duluth Dylan Fest Songwriter Contest
Since 2015, the Duluth Dylan Fest has held the annual singer-songwriter contest. The fest committee expresses our deepest gratitude to each songwriter who has entered our songwriting contests. Your talent is incredible. Here is a list of the past winners:
2022
1st Place – Wille Durie – Hibbing. Minnesota
2nd Place – Skarlett Woods, Bemidji, Minnesota
3rd Place – Misisipi Mike Wolf – San Francisco, California/Duluth, Minnesota
2021
1st Place – Shane Nelson – Superior, Wisconsin
2nd Place – Will Durie – Hibbing, Minnesota
3rd Place – Svare Forsland, Bogalusa, Louisiana
The winning song by Share Nelson was made into a collaborative YouTube video: Song From the North Country: Mason Lowe.”
You can to the audio link of Will Durie’s Song Skylark and Svare Forsland Song Where Kisses Never Die.
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2020
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019
1st Place – Shane Nelson, Superior, WI
2nd Place – Mike Labo, Ironwood, MI
3rd Place – Jim Hall, Duluth, MN
2018
1st Place – Mama’s Stolen Horses, Duluth, MN
2nd. Place – Ryan Lane, Duluth, MN
3rd Place – Eli Hawrhorne, Duluth, MN
2017
1st Place – Jacob Mahon, Duluth, MN
2nd Place – John SonofMel, Hayward, WI
3rd Place – Erik Leveille & Shojin Abe Alford, Appleton, WI
2016
1st Place – Eli Hebl, Two Harbors, MN
2nd Place – Dan Lang, Duluth, MN
3rd Place – Iris Kolodji, Hibbing, MN
2015
1st Place – Jim Hall, Duluth, MN
2nd Place – Iris Kolodji, Hibbing, MN
3rd Place – Rick McLean, Duluth, MN
2021 Duluth Dylan Fest Poetry Contest
Thank you to all the contestants for participating in the contest. Please join us for the Poetry Showcase on May 26th. To listen to recording of the session, please click on this link: 2021 Duluth Dylan Fest Poetry Reading
Miles from Home
1st place – Ellie Schoenfeld, Duluth, MN
Honorable Mention – Sharon Chmielarz, Brooklyn Park, MN
Honorable Mention – William Tecku, Gordon WI
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