Peyton Thomas
Peyton Thomas is a freelance journalist and the author of the novel Both Sides Now, forthcoming in Fall 2021 from Dial Books for Young Readers and Penguin Teen Canada. His work has appeared in Vanity Fair, Billboard, and Pitchfork, among other publications. He was a 2016 Lambda Literary Fellow and a 2014 recipient of the Norma Epstein Foundation Award in Creative Writing. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 2015, majoring in political science and sexual diversity studies. He lives in Toronto.
Writing
Music
"Still Tears Left to Cry" for Billboard
Album Reviews for Pitchfork
U2's "Zooropa" for Pitchfork's Sunday Review
Soccer Mommy's "color theory" for Pitchfork's Best Albums of 2020
Denzel Curry's "ZUU" for Pitchfork's Best Albums of 2019
Sleater-Kinney's "Hurry on Home" for Pitchfork's Best Songs of 2019
Television
"Netflix's I Am Not Okay With This Turns 1980s Pop Anthems Into Lesbian Love Songs" for Pitchfork
Film
"What Will It Take to Get a Gay Character in Star Wars?" for Vanity Fair
Culture
"Ordinary Person, Wild Radical" for the Atavist
Video Games
"Bachelorette Party" and "Platinum" for Choices
Appearances
Dear Prudence with Daniel M. Lavery (2019)
The Askbox with Allegra Rosenberg (2019)
Greatest Hits for the Niche:
American Girl Dolls Ranked in Order of Gayness
The 100 Most Popular Ships on AO3, Ranked
All 293 Sufjan Stevens Songs, Ranked
Contact
Film & Television: Mary Pender-Coplan at UTA
Translation: Emma Winter at Janklow & Nesbit
Social Media: Twitter and Tumblr
E-mail: Not currently accepting unsolicited music submissions; sorry!