New Release from Trice Hickman Looking For Trouble
Trice Hickman’s love affair with books began at a very early age, setting the backdrop for her writing career. As a student, Trice excelled in literature and creative writing. She attended Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), where she wrote for the school newspaper, and was an intern writer for the Winston-Salem Chronicle and UNC Public Television. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree from WSSU, she worked for several years in higher education. During that time she also obtained her Master of Arts degree from Wake Forest University.
Trice worked in a variety of industries and management positions, from the corporate halls of a multi-billion dollar telecommunications company, to the diverse pathways of a private community development corporation, to the management of law programs for an international legal association in the Nation’s Capital. All the while, she continued her love of books and her dream to some day write one of her own.
Trice’s literary window opened with the release of her critically acclaimed, self-published debut novel, Unexpected Interruptions, November 2007. The book garnered praise from literary reviewers, book clubs, and readers across the country and overseas, won two literary awards, and was selected by Black Expressions as the December 2008 Editor’s Pick for Dynamic Debut Feature. Trice’s much anticipated sequel, Keeping Secrets & Telling Lies, was released June 2009, and quickly became a hit with book clubs and readers. Her third book, Playing the Hand You’re Dealt, was released August 2010, and made the list of “The Top 15 Books That Mattered In 2010” by AOL BlackVoices. Trice also received the 2010 D.C. Ward-4 Exceptional Women In The Arts Award for outstanding work in the field of literary arts.
Upon Trice’s literary success, Kensington Publishing Corp. offered her a contract to buy the publication rights to her three originally self-published novels. Kensington’s imprint, Dafina Books, re-released the novels for world wide distribution. After its re-release, Unexpected Interruptions received a coveted Starred Review from Publishers Weekly and was nominated by the American Library Association for their 2012 “The Reading List.”
Trice has signed another three-book deal with Kensington. Her fourth novel, Breaking All My Rules, was released February 2013, and Looking For Trouble, will be released in October 2013. She lives in Washington, DC, and is currently working on her sixth novel.
