Patrick Lenton is the author of the book of short stories A Man Made Entirely of Bats (2015), the book of comedic essays Uncle Hercules and Other Lies (2019), and the full length short story collection Sexy Tales of Paleontology (2021).

His debut novel, a rom-com called In Spite of Everything, which will be published in May 2025. This is part of a two-book deal with Pantera Press.

Sexy Tales of Paleontology was shortlisted for the SPN Book of the Year Award 2022 and shortlisted for The Russell Prize for Humour Writing. His fiction and memoir writing has appeared in The Best Australian Stories, The Best Australian Comedy Writing, Growing Up Queer In Australia, Meanjin, The Lifted Brow, Going Down Swinging, The Canary Press, Scum Mag, Voiceworks and more.

He is a freelance writer and editor. Previously he has worked as a reporter for ABC Everyday, and was the Deputy Editor, Arts + Culture at The Conversation, where he was also a Walkley Awards finalist. Previously he was the Editor of pop-culture and entertainment publication Junkee. He is also a freelance journalist, with regular bylines in The Guardian, SMH/ The Age, ABC Everyday, Junkee, The Shot, VICE, and more.

He is a regular arts and culture commentator in the media, having appeared on The Project, ABC’s The Mix, ABC Breakfast and more. He is an anchor guest on ABC Sydney’s Culture Chatter, ABC Melbourne, as well as regular slots on ABC RN, Statewide Drive, ABC Tropical North and more.

He is also the editor of the independent publication Nonsense, a newsletter which covers comedy, queer news and culture. In 2024, Nonsense received a Public Interest Journalism grant from the Walkley Foundation and Meta, which has allowed him to expand the publication with ‘The LGBTQIA+ Media Watch Project’, commissioning LGBTQIA+ writers from around the world to write about queer representation in media and culture.

He is represented by Lou Johnson at Key People Literary Management: lou@keypeoplelm.com