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⚫ '''Curtis Campbell''', also sometimes credited as '''Curtis te Brinke''', is a ] writer.<ref>Glenn Sumi, . '']'', July 12, 2022.</ref> He is most noted for his 2022 ] play ''Gay for Pay with Blake & Clay'', which he cowrote with ].<ref>Karen Fricker, . '']'', July 13, 2022.</ref>
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⚫ '''Curtis Campbell''' (formerly '''Curtis te Brinke''') is a Canadian writer.<ref>Glenn Sumi, {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711034119/https://nowtoronto.com/culture/fringe-review-gay-for-pay-with-blake-clay-is-straight-up-brilliant/ |date=July 11, 2023 }}. '']'', July 12, 2022.</ref> He is most noted for his 2022 ] play ''Gay for Pay with Blake & Clay'', which he cowrote with ].<ref>Karen Fricker, {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711044007/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2022/07/13/pitch-perfect-fringe-festival-satire-takes-aim-at-straight-cultures-representation-of-lgbtq-experience.html |date=July 11, 2023 }}. '']'', July 13, 2022.</ref>
⚫ Krolik and Campbell received a ] nomination for ] in 2023.<ref>Hélène Crowley, . ''Intermission Magazine'', June 27, 2023.</ref> They returned to the 2023 Fringe Festival with the sequel show ''Blake and Clay's Gay Agenda''.<ref>Glenn Sumi, . '']'', July 1, 2023.</ref>


⚫ Krolik and Campbell received a ] nomination for ] in 2023.<ref>Hélène Crowley, {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630065218/https://www.intermissionmagazine.ca/doras/2023-dora-mavor-moore-award-winners/ |date=June 30, 2023 }}. ''Intermission Magazine'', June 27, 2023.</ref> They returned to the 2023 Fringe Festival with the sequel show ''Blake and Clay's Gay Agenda''.<ref>Glenn Sumi, {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711044650/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2023/07/01/they-had-a-hit-fringe-play-about-coaching-straight-actors-to-play-gay-theyre-back-to-send-up-the-queer-community.html |date=July 11, 2023 }}. '']'', July 1, 2023.</ref>
⚫ An alumnus of ] in ], ], he won an Outstanding Performance award at the ] in 2012.<ref>Elizabeth Saldivar, "CHSS students win three awards at Sears Drama Festival ; Curtis Te Brinke and Hugh Lobb's two-person play moves on to regionals". ''Seaforth Huron Expositor'', April 4, 2012.</ref> He subsequently studied theatre at ].<ref name=dupuis>Chris Dupuis, . '']'', October 17, 2016.</ref>

⚫ An alumnus of ] in ], he won an Outstanding Performance award at the ] in 2012.<ref>Elizabeth Saldivar, "CHSS students win three awards at Sears Drama Festival ; Curtis Te Brinke and Hugh Lobb's two-person play moves on to regionals". ''Seaforth Huron Expositor'', April 4, 2012.</ref> He subsequently studied theatre at ].<ref name=dupuis>Chris Dupuis, {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521160148/https://xtramagazine.com/culture/why-two-young-queer-artists-are-self-producing-their-own-play-72186 |date=May 21, 2024 }}. '']'', October 17, 2016.</ref>


In 2016, Campbell and Sadie Epstein-Fine self-produced the play ''Tire Swing'' at Toronto's Kensington Hall.<ref name=dupuis/> In 2016, Campbell and Sadie Epstein-Fine self-produced the play ''Tire Swing'' at Toronto's Kensington Hall.<ref name=dupuis/>


Campbell's debut novel, ''Dragging Mason County'' was published by ] in fall 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-17 |title=Dragging Mason County by Curtis Campbell |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781773217871 |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=www.publishersweekly.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=August 15, 2023 |title=25 Canadian YA books to read in fall 2023 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/25-canadian-ya-books-to-read-in-fall-2023-1.6893264 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818011944/https://www.cbc.ca/books/25-canadian-ya-books-to-read-in-fall-2023-1.6893264 |archive-date=August 18, 2023 |access-date=August 18, 2023 |work=]}}</ref> It was a finalist for the inaugural ] in 2024.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-03-18 |title=2024 Publishing Triangle Awards Finalists Announced |url=https://publishingtriangle.org/2024/03/2024-publishing-triangle-awards-finalists-announced/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428141600/https://publishingtriangle.org/2024/03/2024-publishing-triangle-awards-finalists-announced/ |archive-date=2024-04-28 |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref>
Many, but not all, of his works are set in Mason County, a fictionalized version of his native ], and often centre on the challenges of being ] in small-town environments. He has also written the plays ''Perfect Circles'', ''Midnight Toronto'', ''Waiting for It'', ''Imp'', ''Better, with Bevon'', ''Section A3'' and ''The Reincarnation of James H. Christ'', and the short fiction collection ''Mason, Ontario''. His novel ''Dragging Mason County'' is slated for publication in fall 2023.


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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 03:00, 25 September 2024

Canadian writer

Curtis Campbell (formerly Curtis te Brinke) is a Canadian writer. He is most noted for his 2022 Toronto Fringe Festival play Gay for Pay with Blake & Clay, which he cowrote with Daniel Krolik.

Krolik and Campbell received a Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination for Outstanding Original Play, Independent Theatre in 2023. They returned to the 2023 Fringe Festival with the sequel show Blake and Clay's Gay Agenda.

An alumnus of Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton, Ontario, he won an Outstanding Performance award at the Ontario Drama Festival in 2012. He subsequently studied theatre at York University.

In 2016, Campbell and Sadie Epstein-Fine self-produced the play Tire Swing at Toronto's Kensington Hall.

Campbell's debut novel, Dragging Mason County was published by Annick Press in fall 2023. It was a finalist for the inaugural Jacqueline Woodson Award in 2024.

References

  1. Glenn Sumi, "Fringe review: Gay For Pay With Blake & Clay is straight-up brilliant" Archived July 11, 2023, at the Wayback Machine. Now, July 12, 2022.
  2. Karen Fricker, "Pitch-perfect Fringe festival satire takes aim at straight culture's representation of LGBTQ+ experience" Archived July 11, 2023, at the Wayback Machine. Toronto Star, July 13, 2022.
  3. Hélène Crowley, "Announcing the 2023 Dora Mavor Moore Award Winners" Archived June 30, 2023, at the Wayback Machine. Intermission Magazine, June 27, 2023.
  4. Glenn Sumi, "They had a hit Fringe play about coaching straight actors to play gay. They're back to send up the queer community" Archived July 11, 2023, at the Wayback Machine. Toronto Star, July 1, 2023.
  5. Elizabeth Saldivar, "CHSS students win three awards at Sears Drama Festival ; Curtis Te Brinke and Hugh Lobb's two-person play moves on to regionals". Seaforth Huron Expositor, April 4, 2012.
  6. ^ Chris Dupuis, "Why two young queer artists are self-producing their own play" Archived May 21, 2024, at the Wayback Machine. Xtra Magazine, October 17, 2016.
  7. "Dragging Mason County by Curtis Campbell". www.publishersweekly.com. August 17, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  8. "25 Canadian YA books to read in fall 2023". CBC Books. August 15, 2023. Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  9. "2024 Publishing Triangle Awards Finalists Announced". The Publishing Triangle. March 18, 2024. Archived from the original on April 28, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
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