Background
Steinberg, Sybil Joan was born on May 3, 1933 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Marcus Leon and Ann (Backer) Schless.
Steinberg, Sybil Joan was born on May 3, 1933 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Marcus Leon and Ann (Backer) Schless.
Bachelor, Smith College, 1954. Master of Arts, Fairfield University, 1975.
Contributing editor, Publications Weekly, New York City, 1976-1979; associate editor, Publications Weekly, Westport, Connecticut, 1979-1983; editor Publications Weekly interviews, Publications Weekly, Westport, Connecticut, since 1982; senior editor Fiction Forecast, Publications Weekly, Westport, Connecticut, since 1983. Board directors Carolina Public Institute, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Founder, co-director Council Pre-School for Disadvantaged Children, Westport, 1965-1969. Member National Book Critics' Circuit (board directors 1989-1992), Women's Media Group, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Harold Steinberg, November 28, 1954. Children: Jonathan, Peter, Richard.