Tom Junod

Tom Junod (born in 1958) is an American journalist. He is the recipient of two National Magazine Awards from the American Society of Magazine Editors, the most prestigious award in magazine writing.

In 1980, Junod graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the State University of New York at Albany.

Junod has worked as a writer for Esquire magazine since 1997, after following editor David Granger to the magazine from GQ. He also worked for Atlanta magazine, Life, Sports Illustrated. Junod has published some of the most celebrated pieces in American magazine writing, including, The Abortionist, The Rapist Says He's Sorry, The Falling Man and a 2001 piece on R.E.M. lead singer Michael Stipe, in which he satirically fabricated information.

Junod is the recipient of two National Magazine Awards from the American Society of Magazine Editors. The first for a profile of John Britton, an abortion doctor, the second for a profile of a rapist undergoing therapy while enduring what is known as "civil commitment." He is also a ten-time finalist for the award.

In 2011, Junod won the James Beard Award for his essay My Mom Couldn't Cook, published in Esquire magazine in September 2010.