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Donna Hicks has been writing for over 25 years. The intense passion she feels about writing has led her down several paths opening several doors, which are finally being opened even wider.

Having recently left criminal justice and social services to devote more time to writing, Donna Hicks has been writing to personal requests, various assignments and other opportunities featuring writers with the passion required for successful, meaningful writing.

Competition is also a very important aspect of Donna's passion and belief in the fun aspect of writing. She enjoys the competitiveness as well as the opportunity to share with and learn from other talented writers when opportunities for writing contests and competitions present. There are some honors for which she is particularly proud of. From more than 1,000 entries, Donna Hicks was selected as the "2008 Adult Category Grand Prize Winner" in the "Paul Laurence Dunbar Memorial Poetry Prize Contest."  

More recently, she entered the prestigious "World Population Approaches 7 Billion Contest" sponsored by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, Population Services International (PSI) and Helium. In the initial winning phase, after a 1st place tie-breaker, Donna was awarded second place by Helium. A panel of Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and PSI judges convened to decide the "Best Article Overall" from 182 articles written to the 4 assigned titles, submitted by 100 writers from the USA and as far away as India, the Phillipines and Africa. Donna had the prestigious honor of one of her 4 articles being selected "Best Article Overall." It was published in the PSI quarterly print magazine "Impact" in September, 2011. Impact is distributed in more than 60 countries.

Donna writes to a wide variety of subject matter. Through writing, she feels she is able to bring awareness to various global issues she is passionate about and feels that through awareness and education, answers and aid will come to those in need, particularly those suffering extreme poverty, the effects of natural disasters, human trafficking, gender inequality and victims of war-torn regions.

She also enjoys writing on legal and criminal justice matters such as constitutional and criminal law, police and law enforcement issues, legal aspects of business and prison-related issues. Donna also enjoys writing about history, national and international politics, medical and anything related to antiques.

Donna has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice, an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Law Enforcement and Associate of Applied Science Degree in Corrections, with minors in history, political science, and sociology.

The passion continues...

My passion is ...

writing

I know too much about ...

my adult children who think they hide their little secrets

My parents always told me ...

Turn that &%$* music down!

My childhood ambition ...

to become a famous poet and dancer

Why I write ...

It's all about passion

My inspiration ...

my brother who died of mesothelioma in 2007.

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