Colin MacKenzie (poet)

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Colin Mackenzie
Born
Colin Mackenzie
Occupation(s)Poet and song writer

Colin Mackenzie is an Australian poet, songwriter and artist.

Awards[edit]

In 2012 Mackenzie won, with Alita Fahey, the Canberra Country Songwriting Award for Best Honky Tonk Song (Night Horses).[1] The song The Boy from Cooroy (written with Alita Fahey, recorded by Brothers3) was a finalist in the Australian Songwriting Competition for Best Australian Song in 2014,[2] and a finalist in the 2015 Australian Country Music People's Choice award.[3]

Works[edit]

  • Dust on the Leaves, 2013
  • Lost lines: poems, songs, and photographs, 2015
  • Random Thoughts: A Collection of Poems and Songs 2016 (selected poems and songs from Dust on the Leaves and Lost Lines)
  • Shannon O'Leary (2016) The Blood on My Hands: An Autobiography (editor)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Canberra Country Songwriting Awards Honour Roll". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  2. ^ Congratulations To The Top 10 In The 2014 Australian Songwriting Contest, retrieved 21 November 2015
  3. ^ 2015 Finalists Announced, Country Music Bulletin, retrieved 28 February 2016