Credits
Teaching Credits
2013 | Lyric Writing – Lecturer, Faculty of Contemporary Songwriting, C3 College, Oxford Falls. |
2011 | Turning Poetry Into Lyrics – Lecturer, Centre For Continuing Education (CCE) University of Sydney. |
Selected Songwriting Awards and Prizes
2013 | UK Songwriting Contest. Lyrics Only: WINNER – Morning Star, Gently.
UK Songwriting Contest. Love Songs: Finalist – Morning Star, Gently. UK Songwriting Contest. Christmas Songs: Finalist – UnConquered Sun. |
2012 | International Songwriting Competition (ISC) – Lyrics Only: Semi-finalist – I Can’t Unlove You Now.
International Songwriting Competition (ISC) – Performance: Semi-finalist – (vocals Ritchie Neville) – Because I Loved You. Song of The Year Award (US). Adult Contemporary: RUNNER-UP – Morning Star, Gently. Song of The Year Award (US). Top Five Finalist – I Can’t Unlove You Now. Australian Songwriters Association (ASA) Folk/Acoustic: Top 10 Finalist – I Can’t Unlove You Now. Australian Songwriters Association (ASA) Folk/Acoustic: Ballad: Top 10 Finalist – Because I Loved You. UK Songwriting Contest. Lyrics Only: WINNER – I Can’t Unlove You Now. UK Songwriting Contest. Lyrics Only: Finalist – Because I Loved You. UK Songwriting Contest. Love Songs: Semi-finalist – Because I Loved You. UK Songwriting Contest. Love Songs: Commended – I Can’t Unlove You Now. |
2010 | Song of the Year Contest – WINNER: Christian – Dark Night of The Soul.
Song of the Year – Lyrics Only: Top Writers of the Decade (Collective Achievement Award). OZ Music Awards – National Top 50: Singer/Songwriter – I Feel Sorry For The Stars Tonight (vocals: Robert J Sedky). OZ Music Awards – National Top 50: Pop – Blue Is the Hottest Flame. OZ Music Awards – National Top 50: Christian/Gospel – Amen Amen (So Be It My Love). UK Songwriting Competition – Lyrics Only: Semi-finalist – Ruby Ruby, Amarli, Blue is The Hottest Flame, And She Walks. UK Songwriting Competition – Country/Folk: Semi-finalist – Ruby Ruby (Crimson Sheets). Australian Songwriters’ Conference (ASC) – World: WINNER – Ruby Ruby (Crimson Sheets). Australian Songwriters’ Conference (ASC) – Christian/Inspirational: WINNER – Dark Night of The Soul. Australian Songwriters’ Conference (ASC) – Blues/Roots/Folk: WINNER – I Feel Sorry For The Stars Tonight. Australian Songwriters’ Conference (ASC) – Instrumental: Highly Commended – Take Me As I Am. Australian Songwriters’ Conference (ASC) – Blues/Roots/Folk: Highly Commended – The Kiss (The Dreams of Gustav Klimt). Australian Songwriters Association (ASA) – Lyrics Only: Top 10 Finalist – Mr Aquamarine. |
2009 | Song of the Year – Lyrics Only: February Runner-up – Lightning Strike.
Song of the Year – Lyrics Only: April Runner-up – Lightning Strike. Australian Songwriter’s Conference (ASC) – Lyrics Only: WINNER – Silver Storm. Song of the year – Lyrics Only: Suggested Artist Placement May – Silver Storm. Australian Songwriters Association (ASA) – Lyrics Only: Finalist – Drumbeat, Dark Wings & Whisky. UK Songwriting Competition – Lyrics Only: Finalist – I Feel Sorry For the Stars Tonight. UK Songwriting Competition – Lyrics Only: Semi-finalist – Silver Storm. Commended – Kiss Me For the Sake of Science. |
2008 | Great American Song Contest – Lyrics Only: Finalist – Mr Aquamarine.
International Songwriting Competition (ISC) – Lyrics Only: Semi-finalist – Apple in My Hand. International Unisong Songwriting Contest – Lyrics Only: Finalist –Three Shadows. Song of the Year – Lyrics Only: October Finalist (top five) – An Angel Shone a Torch at Me. Song of the Year – Lyrics Only: December Runner-up – Apple in My Hand. |
Photo Credit: Katie Pashley