GN extends deadline for Qilaut songwriting contest
More than 90 songs have been submitted for the contest over the past nine years
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Calling all Nunavut composers, the deadline has been extended to submit an original composition to the 2024 Qilaut songwriting contest, the Department of Culture and Heritage announced Tuesday.
The new deadline to submit an entry is midnight on Feb. 16.
In a news release, the department said Qilaut celebrates Nunavut’s vibrant Inuktut music scene and aims to promote the use of Inuktut.
Over the past nine years, more than 90 original Inuktut songs have been submitted through contest entries by singers and songwriters from across Nunavut.
“For nine years, Qilaut has inspired singers and songwriters across Nunavut to write over 91 original Inuktut songs.”
This year’s theme is Naglingniq, meaning love. Nunavummiut can submit original songs for the chance to win cash prizes.
The first-place finisher will receive $5,000, second place gets $2,500, third place receives $1,500 and seven runners-up will each get $500.
Also, the winning submissions will be professionally recorded to be included on a compilation album to be distributed this year.
All submissions can be sent to qilaut@gmail.com.
For more information on contest rules, requirements for applications or to listen to previous years’ winners, go to the Government of Nunavut website.
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