{"id":21763,"date":"2026-10-28T18:48:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T22:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fokal.org\/?p=21763"},"modified":"2026-11-06T09:48:27","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T14:48:27","slug":"mansbach-family-fund-launches-international-prize-for-haitian-kreyol-picture-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fokal.org\/index.php\/en\/2026\/10\/28\/mansbach-family-fund-launches-international-prize-for-haitian-kreyol-picture-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Mansbach Family Fund Launches International Prize for Haitian Krey\u00f2l Picture Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Pri Mansbach Liv Krey\u00f2l Ayisyen pou Timoun will honor the writers and illustrators who bring Haiti\u2019s language and stories to children under six<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\">P\u00d2TOPRENS | BOSTON, October 28, 2026. &#8211; Today, on International Krey\u00f2l Language Day, the Mansbach Family Fund at The Boston Foundation proudly announces the creation of the Pri Mansbach Liv Krey\u00f2l Ayisyen pou Timoun (Mansbach Haitian Krey\u00f2l Children\u2019s Picture Book Award). This international prize will celebrate outstanding picture books written in Haitian Krey\u00f2l for children under the age of six. It will honor the writers and illustrators who create them and promote early literacy for Haitian children wherever they live. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\">Piti piti, zwazo f\u00e8 nich li. Little by little, the bird builds its nest. Haitian families have long known that great things begin small, and nothing begins smaller, or matters more, than a child\u2019s first stories.\u201cEvery child deserves to hear the language of home in a beautiful book,\u201d said Dr. Sara Currie Mansbach, family literacy specialist and advocate for book access for Haitian children. This prize celebrates the authors and illustrators who carry that language onto the page, so that our youngest readers grow up seeing themselves in books.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\">Picture books are meant to be read aloud, shared on a lap, and asked for again and again. The jury will look for books that help young children feel the joy of storytelling, through text and illustrations suited to their age. The winning books will hold a young child\u2019s interest, capture the enchantment of a good story, and awaken curiosity about Haiti\u2019s language, culture, and heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6\" style=\"font-size:16px\">Eligible books: published in Krey\u00f2l between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7\" style=\"font-size:16px\">Early 2027: submission details published<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8\" style=\"font-size:16px\">May 18, 2027, Haitian Flag Day: winners announced<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9 wp-block-paragraph\">To administer the award and support exciting new ventures to come, the foundation has created the Books for Haiti\u2019s Bright Beginnings Fund, housed at The Boston Foundation. The foundation will share full details on the application and submission process soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-10 wp-block-paragraph\">For further information, email <a href=\"mailto:pritimoun_enfo@tbf.org\">pritimoun_enfo@tbf.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-11 wp-block-paragraph\">Visit this website for more information: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tbf.org\/brightbeginnings\">https:\/\/www.tbf.org\/brightbeginnings<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pri Mansbach Liv Krey\u00f2l Ayisyen pou Timoun will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[256,242,235,47],"tags":[438,434,431,436],"class_list":["post-21763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nos-programmes-nouvel-fokal-2-en","category-nos-programmes-en","category-nouvel-fokal-1-en","category-uncategorized-en","tag-books","tag-children","tag-education-en","tag-literacy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fokal.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fokal.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fokal.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fokal.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fokal.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21763"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fokal.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21764,"href":"https:\/\/fokal.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21763\/revisions\/21764"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fokal.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fokal.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fokal.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fokal.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}