Veronica Sirotic is a writer based in Queens, New York.

Her work has been published in Lullaby Machine , ZAUM Magazine, and Tethered Literary (upcoming). Her essay “Clams” was long-listed for DISQUIET Literary Contest 2026.

She is currently developing a nonfiction novel titled “Membrane,” a compilation of essays and short stories circling on themes of home, belonging, and queer identity and violence.

Veronica is currently pursuing a MFA at New York University in Creative Nonfiction as a fully-funded Goldwater Fellow. She coordinates the Emerging Writers Series at NYU. She was also an Assistant Nonfiction Editor for the Washington Square Review for 2025-2026.

Outside of writing, she loves to bike around the city, try new food in Queens, and watch terrible (amazing) reality television. You can read her Substack here.