Books
- Braheny, John . The Craft and Business of Songwriting
- Coryat, Karl and Dobson, Nicholas . The Frustrated Songwriter’s Handbook: A Radical Guide to Cutting Loose, Overcoming Blocks, & Writing the Best Songs of Your Life
- Davis, Sheila. The Craft of Lyric Writing
- Josefs, Jai. Writing Music for Hit Songs
- Leikin, Molly-Ann. How to Write a Hit Song
- Murph, Ralph J.. Murphy's Laws of Songwriting
- Pattinson, Pat . Writing Better Lyrics
- Schock, Harriet. Becoming Remarkable
- Stolpe, Andrea. Popular Lyric Writing: 10 Steps to Effective Storytelling
- Webb, Jimmy. Tunesmith: Inside the Art of Songwriting
- Wood, Clement. The Complete Rhyming Dictionary: Including The Poet's Craft
Helpful Places
- Global Songwriters
- Great American Song Contest
- Indie International Songwriting Contest
- International Songwriting Competition
- John Lennon Songwriting Contest
- Open Mikes
- Songwriter Universe Contest
- Tony Conniff blog
