THE POTTERSFIELD PRIZE FOR CREATIVE NONFICTION
March 5, 2023
Sixth Annual Pottersfield Prize for Creative Nonfiction
For the sixth annual prize, Pottersfield Press is again looking for submissions from writers who can provide a
manuscript of 30,000 to 150,000 words in any of the following categories: history, memoir, autobiography, biography, literary journalism, political or social commentary, travel writing or virtually any existing or new category that uses the nonfiction medium to tell a story or put forward an idea.
The First Prize winner will receive a contract for the publication of the winning book along with a $1000 advance on 10% royalty for all sales. The Second Prize winner will also see the publication of the book and a $800 advance on 10% royalties.
Deadline is April 30, 2023 but early submissions are encouraged.
Submit your manuscript electronically as a double-spaced basic Word document to:
pottersfieldcreative@gmail.com and include on the title page your name, address and email address.
Entry fee is $25 (includes HST) and can be paid by Interac Transfer (also to pottersfieldcreative@gmail.com),
Paypal or by cheque made out to Pottersfield Press mailed to
248 Leslie Road, East Lawrencetown, NS B2Z 1T4, Canada after the manuscript has been submitted by email.
www.pottersfieldpress.com
2022 Winners
The winners of the Fifth Annual Pottersfield Prize for Creative Nonfiction have been determined.
They are Jo- Ann Oosterman of Ottawa, Ontario in first place, and Maryanna Gabriel of Salt Spring Island, B.C. in second place.
The top winning entry was Tom’s Story: My 16 Year Friendship with a Homeless Man, a story that gives unique insights into loneliness, addiction, mental illness, childhood trauma and homelessness. It also shows the inner workings of the harm reduction approach to managing addiction, and it shines a bright light on the healing powers of hope, art, friendship and love. Jo-Ann Oosterman is a writer and graphic artist and a graduate of the Humber School for Writers.
The second place winner, On Earth As It Is: Walking The Camino, is the story of one woman’s solo 800- kilometre pilgrimage on the Camino in Spain, the challenges she faces and the obstacles she overcomes. Maryanna Gabriel is an artist and author who works from her studio on Salt Spring Island.
Previous winners:
2018
First Prize: S. Lesley Buxton for One Strong Girl: Surviving the Unimaginable – A Mother's Memoir
Second Prize: Suzanne Stewart for The Tides of Time: A Nova Scotia Book of Seasons
2019
First Prize: Jennifer M. Smith for Green Ghost, Blue Ocean: No Fixed Address
Second Prize: Odette Barr for Teaching at the Top of the World
2020
First Prize: Emily Taylor Smith for No Thanks, I Want to Walk: Two Months on Foot Around New Brunswick and the Gaspé
Second Prize: Luc Desroches for Working From Home for a Harmonious Life
2021
First Prize: Jules Torti for Been There, Ate That: A Candy-Coated Childhood.
Second Prize: Beth Ann Knowles for The Kimchi Experiment: Naked Parent Teacher Meetings and Other Exploits of a Canadian in South Korea