Colin MacKenzie (poet)

Colin Mackenzie is an Australian poet and songwriter.

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

Awards

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
  • 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
  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


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