K. J. McKenzie

K. J. McKenzie is a author based in Scotland, passionate about storytelling that fosters connection, clarity, and engagement. Her work blends fiction with lived experience, offering readers a window into the quiet resilience and complexity of growing up in a world that doesn’t always make sense.

Her debut novel ‘Why change to vodka?’ follows a young Zoe Fitzgerald as she is trying to grow up and make a good life for herself through some challenges to clarity.

Driven by a desire to make sense of life’s chaos, for herself and for others, K. J. writes to enlighten, inform, and give voice to stories that often go untold. Her books are shaped by memory, knowledge, imagination, and a deep commitment to connect and provide insight drawn from real lives, shared experiences and fiction.

When she’s not writing, K. J. can often be found exploring Scotland’s beautiful countryside or helping and coaching others with kindness, care, motivation and resolve as they navigate life’s winding roads.