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.
July 1, 2025
Winners Announced!
The Eighth Annual Pottersfield Prize for Creative Nonfiction
The winners of the Eighth Annual Pottersfield Prize for Creative Nonfiction are Lori Weber in first place for We Walked Him to the Door: My Husband’s Death by MAID and Alice Switocz Goldbloom in second place for Family Secrets: Stories My Family Never Told Me.
Lori Weber is a writer from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Alice Switocz Goldbloom is an author from Montreal, Quebec. Both books will be published by Pottersfield Press in the coming year.
Ninth Annual Pottersfield Prize for Creative Nonfiction
Now Accepting Submissions
For the ninth 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, 2026, 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), 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
Winners will be announced on June 30, 2026.
