Songs Inspired by Literature. (found via quix’s livejournal)
A project to document songs inspired by a wide variety of literature, both modern and classic. Some were obvious or I already knew about (Iron Maiden’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner, for one), but others were quite interesting. [metafilter.com]
If you are interested in participating in our annual songwriting competition here is the information.
Artists for Literacy Launches 3rd Annual Songwriting Competition
Reach millions of students with your song inspired by literature.
Details about the contest at http://www.siblproject.org/competition.tml.
Winning songs will be promoted and featured on a CD/DVD to be distributed in across the US
through schools, libraries, and stores.