Collin Kelley
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Collin Kelley, a native of Atlanta, Georgia, is an award winning poet, playwright and journalist. His debut collection of poetry, Better To Travel, has been nominated for the Georgia Author of the Year Award, Kate Tufts Discovery Award and Lambda Literary Award. In 2004, his first spoken word album, "HalfLife Crisis," was released. MetroMania Press will publish Kelley's new book, "Slow To Burn," in Spring 2006.
Kelley's poetry has been published in "Chiron Review", "Terminus", "HomeGround", The Pedestal, Lily, Welter, Poetry Super Highway, Velvet Mafia, The Harrow, Alternative Arts and Literature, SubtleTea, Offerings, Last Words, Sophomore Jinx, Shout Them From the Mountain Tops: Georgia Poems and many others.
Kelley's work also appeared in the anthology "Red Light: Superheroes, Sluts and Saints" (Arsenal Pulp Press) and he co-edited the "Java Monkey Speaks Vol. 1" (Poetry Atlanta Press) anthology.
He also created two spoken word performances – Poems for Conquering Venus and Two Voices – which premiered on Georgia Tech's WREK radio station program, Advise and Dissent. His interview with acclaimed German director Wim Wenders was published in MovieMaker magazine in December, 2003.
His play, The Dark Horse, was the recipient of the 1994 Deep South Writer's Award for Best Play. The play also won the Georgia Theatre Conference Award in 1997 for Best Play.
