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“That’s so Camp!” I’m sure you or one or two of your friends have said this at some point, but do we really know what it actually means? In a rhinestone-studded nutshell, Camp is real feelings with outrageous delivery; oozing with irony and theatricality. Think of a drag queen lip-syncing a tear-jerker ballad. The tears as well as the three-inch lashes and meter-high wig are real and on equal terms.
In this studio, we’ll use the different takes on Camp, from Sontag’s to Isherwood’s to Babuscio’s, and use them, through guided writing exercises, to tell a tragedy like a reality-TV confessional, write a character’s entrance that would make anyone in the room seethe with jealousy, and write something heartfelt in the most outrageous way imaginable. Sequins and boas optional but encouraged.
Pre-studio assignment: Camp can be easiest explained through film. Think of a Camp classic then try to tell us why you think it “Campy”.
This creative writing studio is led by Brian Wood-Koiwa, co-founder of Urban Writing Haus creative writing studios; author of the UrbanWeird serial novels Flowers Wilt, Weeds Thrive and Conspiracy of False Citizens; author coach for speculative fiction authors; and urban photographer. urbanweird.com
“That’s so Camp!” I’m sure you or one or two of your friends have said this at some point, but do we really know what it actually means? In a rhinestone-studded nutshell, Camp is real feelings with outrageous delivery; oozing with irony and theatricality. Think of a drag queen lip-syncing a tear-jerker ballad. The tears as well as the three-inch lashes and meter-high wig are real and on equal terms.
In this studio, we’ll use the different takes on Camp, from Sontag’s to Isherwood’s to Babuscio’s, and use them, through guided writing exercises, to tell a tragedy like a reality-TV confessional, write a character’s entrance that would make anyone in the room seethe with jealousy, and write something heartfelt in the most outrageous way imaginable. Sequins and boas optional but encouraged.
Pre-studio assignment: Camp can be easiest explained through film. Think of a Camp classic then try to tell us why you think it “Campy”.
This creative writing studio is led by Brian Wood-Koiwa, co-founder of Urban Writing Haus creative writing studios; author of the UrbanWeird serial novels Flowers Wilt, Weeds Thrive and Conspiracy of False Citizens; author coach for speculative fiction authors; and urban photographer. urbanweird.com