Randall Hicks (born October 28, 1956) is an American writer and attorney.
Early life
Randall Bruce Hicks was born in
Orange, California
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. He worked as an actor, under the screen name, Randy Shepard, in small TV and film roles commencing in 1980: ''When Hell Was in Session'' (TV movie), ''Cutter's Way'' (film) and ''Escape!'' (network TV pilot). In 1982 he moved to
Nice
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and was a finalist for the
Anthony Award
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Categori ...
,
Barry Award and
Macavity Award
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(Best First Novel).
Bibliography
Non-Fiction Books
* Adopting in California (1992)
* Adopting in California, Revised Edition (1999)
* ADOPTING IN AMERICA: How To Adopt Within One Year (five editions, 1992–2011)
* ADOPTION: The Essential Guide to Adopting Quickly and Safely (2007)
* STEP PARENTING: 50 One-Minute DOs & DON'Ts for Stepdads & Stepmoms (2016)
Fiction Books
* ''The Baby Game'' (2005)
* ''Baby Crimes'' (2007)
Children's books
* Adoption Stories for Young Children (1995)
References
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American male writers
American lawyers
1956 births
Living people