The IAWM holds an annual composition competition for women composers called the "Search for New Music." This international competition includes ten different prize categories ranging from chamber and orchestral works to electroacoustic media, improvisation, and sound installation. Each prize has its own monetary award. The committee administers the competition, receives entries, selects judges and publicizes the contest guidelines and the list of winners.

Membership in IAWM is required to enter, but contestants may join at the time of entry. The guidelines for the 2010 Search for New Music Competition are posted on the IAWM website.

International Alliance of Women in Music
911 Mimosa Dr.
Florence, SC 29501

Contact: Sherry Woods
Phone: 843.669.1156
Email: swoods911@yahool.com