Our stories. Ourselves. Pottersfield Press proudly publishes fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and Atlantic Canadian interest books (with a focus on Mi'kmaq and African Nova Scotian) since 1979.
Tenth Annual
Pottersfield Prize for Creative Nonfiction
Submissions Now Open
For the tenth 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, 2027, but early submissions are encouraged.
Manuscripts can be submitted electronically as a double-spaced basic Word document to:
pottersfieldcreative@gmail.com
including a title page with name, address and email contact.
Entry fee is $25 (includes HST) and can be paid by Interac Transfer (also to pottersfieldcreative@gmail.com), 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.
Since its origins, the Pottersfield Prize for Creative Nonfiction has published eighteen previous
winners, many of them first time authors, from across Canada.
Winners Announced in the Ninth Annual Pottersfield Prize for Creative Nonfiction
Winners Announced in The Ninth Annual Pottersfield Prize for Creative Nonfiction
The winners of the Ninth Annual Pottersfield Prize for Creative Nonfiction are Betty McEachern for Code Blue Miracle: One Nova Scotian's Brush with Death and a Journey to the Other Side, and Education of a Rabbit Thief by Trenton Pomeroy.
Betty McEachern writes, “In late 2022, a miracle happened when doctors saved me, gifting me a second chance to walk through my life with more humility and openness.” Code Blue Miracle is her story. Betty was born in Scarborough, Ontario and now lives in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, with her husband, child, and three cats. She works in libraries, allowing her to read widely.
"Education of a Rabbit Thief" is the story of Clayton Montague, growing up poor in 1960s rural New Brunswick, learning to survive his loving, crazy, addicted family and a child protection agency that only makes things worse. Trenton Pomeroy grew up in rural Charlotte County, New Brunswick and now lives in Rothesay NB. He is a retiree from the software industry and his work has been published in Grain, East of the Web and several anthologies.
Since its origins, the Pottersfield Prize for Creative Nonfiction has published sixteen previous winners, many of them first time authors, from across Canada.
Both books will be published by Pottersfield Press in the coming year.
