create peace through your music
contest rules
Important dates
Contest start date:
Contest end date:
Winner’s LIVE performance:
Awards: (each age group):
1st place: $3000 cash
2nd place - $1500 cash
3rd place - $750 cash
4th place - $500 cash
5th place - $250 cash
Theme: I Create Peace and Love
Important Info:
Entry categories:
Original Music
Original spoken word
File type: MP4 video recording
File Length: 3 minutes
Entry Fees: FREE
Age Group: 14-15
Age Group: 16-18
The theme is peace: submitted videos should show the contestant performing an original piece of music and/or spoken word that encourages peace, peaceful strategies, peaceful attitudes, or generates feelings of peace in a viewer.
Entries shall not be more than 4 minutes in duration.
No edits are allowed in the entries.
The Zachary Johnson memorial Peace Prize
January 20, 2025 - February 20, 2025
Zachary Johnson
Zachary Johnson was the founder of America Heals and The Living Experiment in Non-Violence. Growing up on the violent streets of Gary Indiana, Chicago, Illinois, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Zach spent his life in the pursuit of finding internal peace and helping others. Zach saw LOVE as the antidote to violence and envisioned a world where we center all actions in LOVE and with small acts of kindness.
Zach, it was because of you, that we were able to get this grant to do the contest and we hope we make you proud in the great beyond that indeed, your work goes on through the hands of us. Zach passed away in January of 2023.
Let us keep the work going.