Veronica Geng

Veronica Geng (1941 – December 24, 1997) was an American writer. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia and died in New York City (brain cancer).

She was an influential and acclaimed humorist and editor who typically wrote short stories and essays, the best of which generated humor that worked on more than one level.

Her work included satire and parody with allusions to both high culture and popular culture.

She attended the University of Pennsylvania, and wrote for The New Yorker from 1976 until 1992 and was an editor for that magazine. She left partly because of disagreements with New Yorker editor Tina Brown.

Collections of her writings are published in:

• Love Trouble is My Business
• Partners