{"id":521,"date":"2026-02-20T16:25:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\/Ann-Marie1\/?page_id=521"},"modified":"2026-04-06T16:11:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:11:17","slug":"our-flagship-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\/Ann-Marie1\/our-flagship-author\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Flagship Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"521\" class=\"elementor elementor-521\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f4c2cb e-con-full blur e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f4c2cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\\\/Ann-Marie1\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/clouds-1080p-2025-12-17-19-28-48-utc-1.mp4&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container elementor-hidden-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-background-video-hosted\" role=\"presentation\" autoplay muted playsinline loop><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfb7c4b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cfb7c4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5df2d3e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5df2d3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ddc38f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ddc38f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa51eb5 banner elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa51eb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Flagship Author<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41f610f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41f610f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"328\" height=\"323\" src=\"https:\/\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\/Ann-Marie1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2389\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\/Ann-Marie1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-2.png 328w, https:\/\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\/Ann-Marie1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-2-300x295.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a194656 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a194656\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f43b71 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f43b71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bf6074 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bf6074\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bedc546 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bedc546\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94224b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94224b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb55cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4eb55cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-905f4eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"905f4eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7853187 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7853187\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Life &amp; Legacy of Al Ramsawack<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfb6c2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bfb6c2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5caa853 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5caa853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Al Ramsawack<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-153a97a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"153a97a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlbert \u201cAl\u201d Ramsawack was born on\u00a025 August 1932\u00a0in\u00a0Sangre Grande, Trinidad and Tobago, and lived most of his life in\u00a0Rousillac\u00a0in the south of the island. His early years were shaped in rural settings, where folklore and storytelling were part of everyday life \u2014 a foundation that would later define his lifelong passion for preserving Caribbean oral traditions in written form.\u00a0<a href=\"#\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-weight: 500;\">Wikipedia<\/span><\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a373426 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a373426\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25560a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25560a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Life Dedicated to Stories and Culture<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e8dbf5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e8dbf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBefore becoming a full-time storyteller, Al Ramsawack trained as a teacher and began his career in education, teaching art and language in local schools. In\u00a01971, he started writing and illustrating folklore articles for the\u00a0Trinidad and Tobago Guardian, capturing local tales and legends that were\u2014until then\u2014largely held in oral tradition.\u00a0<a href=\"#\" style=\"font-weight:500;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Wikipedia<\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a42c41d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a42c41d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOver the years, Ramsawack authored over 300 children\u2019s stories, including beloved series like Monkey Polo, and books such as Folklore Stories of Trinidad and Tobago and Boboy and the Douens \u2014 a collection of stories published between the early 1970s and 2016 that brought Caribbean folklore to young readers.\u00a0<a href=\"#\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-weight:500;\">UW-Madison Libraries+1<\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c70e192 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c70e192\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHis engaging narrative style doesn\u2019t just entertain \u2014 it preserves the essence of Caribbean heritage and ensures that traditional stories remain vibrant in modern culture. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d97b6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51d97b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b41c831 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b41c831\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\/Ann-Marie1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Rectangle-18-7.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-81\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\/Ann-Marie1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Rectangle-18-7.png 872w, https:\/\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\/Ann-Marie1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Rectangle-18-7-600x615.png 600w, https:\/\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\/Ann-Marie1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Rectangle-18-7-293x300.png 293w, https:\/\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\/Ann-Marie1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Rectangle-18-7-768x787.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91d7099 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"91d7099\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b12dbaf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b12dbaf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce08795 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce08795\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea10e96 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea10e96\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d753c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d753c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-818abe0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"818abe0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc29405 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc29405\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-781c064 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"781c064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Impact and Recognition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c0ac44 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c0ac44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAl Ramsawack\u2019s contributions extended beyond books. He was also a\u00a0broadcaster and storyteller, sharing folklore through radio, television, and public readings, touching audiences far beyond Trinidad and Tobago. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b0c2a1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b0c2a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn 2004, his dedication to cultural storytelling was recognized by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago with the\u00a0Hummingbird Medal (Silver)\u00a0\u2014 a prestigious award given for service to culture and community.\u00a0<a href=\"#\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-weight:500;\">Wikipedia<\/span><\/a>\u00a0In 2021, he received further acknowledgement from the Environmental Management Authority for his work in environmental stewardship and cultural preservation.\u00a0<a href=\"#\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-weight:500;\">Wikipedia<\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9eeed3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9eeed3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e957f12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e957f12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Legacy That Lives On<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc7e23f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc7e23f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAl Ramsawack passed away on\u00a025 September 2021, but his legacy continues to inspire. His stories have become treasured classics in Caribbean children\u2019s literature, studied in schools and enjoyed in homes across the Caribbean and around the world.\u00a0<a href=\"#\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-weight:500;\">Wikipedia<\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-753932f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"753932f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThrough his writing, broadcasting, and storytelling, he helped keep the folklore of Trinidad and Tobago alive \u2014 ensuring that tales of jumbies, forest spirits, trickster characters, and larger-than-life heroes continue to enchant future generations.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50f7683 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50f7683\" 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12.3946 9.48553 12.4365C9.38444 12.4784 9.27609 12.5 9.16666 12.5C9.05723 12.5 8.94887 12.4784 8.84778 12.4365C8.74669 12.3946 8.65484 12.3332 8.57749 12.2558L6.91082 10.5891C6.83341 10.5118 6.772 10.4199 6.7301 10.3188C6.68819 10.2178 6.66663 10.1094 6.66663 9.99996C6.66663 9.89053 6.68819 9.78217 6.7301 9.68108C6.772 9.57999 6.83341 9.48814 6.91082 9.4108Z\" fill=\"#02B7AC\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Folklore Stories of Trinidad and Tobago \u2014 a landmark collection of traditional folklore<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M9.99999 18.3333C11.6482 18.3333 13.2593 17.8446 14.6297 16.9289C16.0002 16.0132 17.0683 14.7117 17.699 13.189C18.3297 11.6663 18.4947 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