Warsaw Native To Receive Top Award At Book Festival
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HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – A Warsaw native will receive the top honor award at the Hollywood Book Festival. According to a press release received, Jonathan Womack, Boston, grew up in Warsaw and still has family in the area. The 2013 Hollywood Book Festival has selected Womack’s “A Cry for a Hero” (Charles River Press) as the grand prize winner of its eighth annual competition honoring works worthy of further attention from the film, television and multimedia industries. The fast-paced action thriller begins with an amazing discovery. After playing dead to survive a terrifying encounter, hero Jack Ramsey learns he has the power to become a ghostly, disembodied spirit with fantastic abilities. He soon uncovers a plot to destroy Boston, and teams with a female assassin who is being targeted by the evil-doers in a mad dash to save the city. Originally written prior to 9/11 and shelved as reality mirrored fiction, author Womack revived the manuscript and has its sequel arriving soon. “The well-executed and page-turning work captivated the judges and is an excellent candidate for adaptation in other forms,” according to the press release. Womack will be honored at a private reception July 20 at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, the home of the first Academy Awards.
