Colin Mackenzie is an Australian poet and songwriter.
Awards
In 2012 Mackenzie won, with
Alita Fahey
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, the Canberra Country Songwriting Award for Best Honky Tonk Song (''Night Horses''). The song ''The Boy from Cooroy'' (written with Alita Fahey, recorded by
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Early life
Br ...
) was a finalist in the Australian Songwriting Competition for Best Australian Song in 2014, and a finalist in the 2015 Australian Country Music People's Choice award.
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
Living people
Writers from New South Wales
Year of birth missing (living people)
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