headspace is a major supporter of The West Australian Music Industry Association's 'WAM Song of the Year 2012' competition this year.

WAM Song of the Year is a prestigious songwriting competition open to unpublished West Australian songwriters of all ages and levels of experience, offering more than $30,000 in prizes. There are a range of categories/genres where artists can enter their songs.

The Mental Health Commission of WA is the presentation partner for the competition and the 'Mentally Healthy' category sponsor. This special category allows songwriters to share songs dealing with positive messages relating to mental health. The message for WAM Song of the Year 2012 is "Music talks about mental health, so can you."

The awards night will take place on Thursday 11 October during Mental Health Week, helping to raise awareness of the benefits of creative activities such as songwriting to people's mental health

The competition is independently, industry judged on songwriting qualities alone, with the winner of each category also placed in the running for the WAM Song of the Year Grand Prize.

Entries for the 2012 WAM Song of the Year competition open Monday 30 April, and close 5:00pm Monday 30 July, 2012.

For further information visit http://www.wam.asn.au/Events/WAMSongoftheYear/tabid/75/Default.aspx