JARVIS, Sharon 1943-

(Johanna Hailey, H. M. Major, joint pseudonyms)

PERSONAL: Born October 1, 1943, in Brooklyn, NY; daughter of Joseph and Ethel (Karger) Jarvis. Education: Hunter College of the City University of New York, B.F.A., 1964.

ADDRESSES: Home and office—Sharon Jarvis & Co., Toad Hall, Inc., Rural Route 2, Box 2090, Laceyville, PA 18623. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: Ace Books, New York, NY, copy editor and copywriter, 1969-70; assistant managing editor for Popular Library, 1970-71; Ballantine Books, Inc., New York, NY, editor, 1971-74; Doubleday & Co., New York, NY, editor, 1974-77; Playboy Books, New York, NY, senior editor, 1977-82; Jarvis, Braff Ltd. (literary agency), Staten Island, NY, vice president, 1978-82; Sharon Jarvis & Co. (literary agency), Laceyville, PA, president, 1983—.

MEMBER: International Fortean Organization, Association of Author's Representatives, Science Fiction Writers of America, Holistic Consortium.

WRITINGS:

WITH KATHLEEN BUCKLEY; UNDER JOINT PSEUDONYM H. M. MAJOR

The Alien Trace, New American Library (New York, NY), 1984.

Time Twister, New American Library (New York, NY), 1984.

WITH MARCIA HOWL; UNDER JOINT PSEUDONYM JOHANNA HAILEY

Enchanted Paradise, Zebra Books (New York, NY), 1985.

Crystal Paradise, Zebra Books (New York, NY), 1986.

Beloved Paradise, Zebra Books (New York, NY), 1987.

EDITOR

True Tales of the Unknown, Bantam (New York, NY), Volume 1, 1985, Volume 2, 1989, Volume 3, 1991.

Inside Outer Space: Science Fiction Professionals Look at Their Craft, Frederick Ungar (New York, NY), 1985.

The Uninvited, Bantam (New York, NY), 1989.

Beyond Reality, Bantam (New York, NY), 1991.

Dark Zones, Warner Books (New York, NY), 1992.

Dead Zones, Warner Books (New York, NY), 1992.

Author of columns for Mystery Scene Magazine.

WORK IN PROGRESS: The Cosmic Countdown.

SIDELIGHTS: Sharon Jarvis told CA: "We do a lot of New Age and nonfiction occult, in addition to genre fiction."