Born June 9, 1943, in Oklahoma City, OK; son of Jack Carroll (a hospital administrator) and Lorena Haldeman; married Mary Gay Potter (a teacher), August 21, 1965. Education: University of Maryland, B.S., 1967; University of Iowa, M.F.A., 1975; also attended American University and University of Oklahoma; participated in the Milford Writer's Workshop. Politics: "Skeptic." Religion: "Skeptic." Avocational Interests: Classical guitar, bicycling, woolgathering, strong drink, travel, gardening, astronomy, painting. Military/Wartime Service: Served with U.S. Army, 1967-69; became combat engineer; served in Vietnam; wounded in combat; received Purple Heart and other medals. Memberships: Authors Guild, Science Fiction Writers of America (treasurer, 1970-73; chair of Grievance Committee, 1977-79; president, 1992-94), National Space Society, Writers Guild, Poets and Writers. Addresses: Homeoffice: Gainesville, FL. Office: MIT Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies, MIT, Rm. 14E-303, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307. Agent: Ralph Vicinanza, 111 8th Ave., Ste. 1501, New York, NY 10011. E-mail: haldeman@mit.edu.
Also author of "I of Newton," an episode of The Twilight Zone,title> Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 1985. Work included in numerous anthologies, including The Best from Galaxy, edited by Ejler Jakobbsen, Universal- Award, 1972; Best SF: 1972, edited by Harry Harrison and Brian Aldiss, Putnam, 1973; The Best Science Fiction of the Year--1972, edited by Terry Carr, Ballantine, 1973; Best SF: 1973, edited by Harry Harrison and Brian Aldiss, Putnam, 1974; The Best from Galaxy, Volume 3, Award, 1975; Nebula Award Stories 11, Harper, 1975; Best Science Fiction Stories, Dutton, 1977; Nebula Award Stories XII, Harper, 1977; Annual World's Best SF, DAW, 1978; The Best of Destinies, Ace, 1981; Best SF Stories of the Year, Dutton, 1980; Best of OMNI Science Fiction, 1980; Vicious Circles: The Best Modern Sestinas, 1994; The Year's Best Science Fiction, Eleventh Annual, St. Martin's Press, 1994; and Year's Best Science Fiction, edited by David Hartwell, HarperPrism, 1996.
Contributor to science fiction anthologies, including Orbit Eleven, edited by Damon Knight, Putnam, 1971; Showcase, edited by Roger Elwood, Harper, 1973; Analog 9, edited by Ben Bova, Doubleday, 1973; Combat SF, edited by Gordon Dickson, Doubleday, 1975; Frights, edited by Kirby McCauley, St. Martin's Press, 1976; Close Up: New Worlds, St. Martin's Press, 1977; Time of Passage, Taplinger, 1978; The Endless Frontier, Ace, 1979; The Road to SF 3, Mentor, 1979; Thieve's World, edited by Robert Asprin, Ace, 1979; The Future at War, Ace, 1980; Dark Forces, edited by Kirby McCauley, Viking, 1980; and Dogs of War, edited by David Drake, Warner, 2002.
Contributor of numerous short stories and articles to Analog, Galaxy, Isaac Asimov's SF Adventures, Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Omni, Playboy, and other publications.
Haldeman's novels have been translated into French, Italian, German, Dutch, Japanese, Hebrew, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, Greek, Czech, Bulgarian, and Korean.