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Pottersfield Prize for Creative Nonfiction

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Pottersfield Press is once 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 winners of the Third Annual Pottersfield Prize for Creative Nonfiction are Luc Desroches of Dieppe, New Brunswick for second place and the first place honours go to Emily Taylor Smith of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

The winning entry was No Thanks, I Want to Walk: Two Months on Foot Around New Brunswick and the Gaspé by Emily Taylor Smith about her long-distance trek of self-discovery and adventure. Second place went to Luc Desroches for his most timely manuscript, Working From Home for a Harmonious Life. Both are slated for publication this year.

The First Prize winner will receive a contract for the publication of the winning book along with a $1,500 advance on 10 percent royalty for all sales. The Second Prize winner will also see the publication of the book and a $1,000 advance on 10 percent royalties.

The deadline is March 31, 2021 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. The entry fee is $25 (including HST) and can be paid by Interac Transfer to pottersfieldcreative@gmail.com or by cheque made out to Pottersfield Press mailed to 248 Leslie Rd. East Lawrencetown, NS  B2Z 1T4 Canada after the manuscript has been submitted by email.

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Reader’s Digest Canada is publishing an extended excerpt from Lesley Buxton’s book, One Strong Girl: Surviving the Unimaginable in its recent February edition of the magazine. One Strong Girl was the winner of the publisher’s inaugural Pottersfield Prize for Creative Nonfiction.

The story is a mother’s vivid account of what it is like to lose her daughter, India, to a rare debilitating disease. It is a bold description of what it means to deal with deep sorrow and still find balance and beauty in an age steeped in the denial of death. Lesley Buxton is an author from Penticton, BC. The publication of her book continues Pottersfield’s winning streak of gaining considerable nationwide attention for its titles, after Joan Baxter’s controversial book, The Mill, garnered national and international news coverage in 2018.

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 $1,500 advance on 10 percent royalty for all sales. The Second Prize winner will also see the publication of the book and a $1,000 advance on 10 percent royalties.

Submission guidelines are available at pottersfieldpress.com.