Winners Announced for the Fourth Annual Pottersfield Prize for Creative Nonfiction

May 15, 2021
Pottersfield Press
Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia

The winners of the Fourth Annual Pottersfield Prize for Creative Nonfiction have been determined. They are:

  • Jules Torti of Lion’s Head, Ontario in first place, and
  • Beth Ann Knowles of Riverport, Nova Scotia in second place

The top winning entry was Been There, Ate That: A Candy Coated Childhood by Jules Torti, a memoir about “edible memories that will transport readers back to a time and place that no longer exists but lingers dormant in our taste buds.” Jules is the editor-in-chief of Harrowsmith and writes aboutthe best things in life: birds, books, burgers, beaches and beer (in no particular order).”

The second place winner, The Kimchi Experiment by Beth Ann Knowles, is “a humorous and charming story of adventure of miscommunication, discovery, frustration, and growth for two Canadian newlyweds as they spend a year teaching in rural South Korea.”


For the fifth 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 $1500 advance on 10% royalty for all sales. The Second Prize winner will also see the publication of the book and a $1000 advance on 10% royalties.

Deadline is April 30, 2022 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) 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.