Pottersfield Press is a Canadian book publishing company founded in 1979 by

Lesley Choyce Lesley Choyce (born 21 March 1951) is a Canadian writer and publisher based in Nova Scotia. Choyce has written an extensive body of literature consisting of novels, non-fiction, children's literature, young adult novels, and poetry. Early life ...

. Pottersfield primarily focuses on publishing books of regional interest for

Atlantic Canada Atlantic Canada, also called the Atlantic provinces (), is the list of regions of Canada, region of Eastern Canada comprising four provinces: New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. As of 2021, the landma ...

, and is based in Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia.

History

Pottersfield Press was founded in 1979 by Lesley Choyce, and is based in Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia. Pottersfield originates from a literary magazine edited by Choyce called the ''Pottersfield Portfolio''. In 1986, Pottersfield expressed interest in publishing poetry written by the Canadian Prime Minister

Brian Mulroney Martin Brian Mulroney (March 20, 1939 – February 29, 2024) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician who served as the 18th prime minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993. Born in the eastern Quebec city of Baie-Comeau, Mulroney studi ...

, following an official visit from Japanese Prime Minister

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in which Nakasone presented a book of his own poetry to Mulroney. In response to the gift, Mulroney was reported to have replied "I'd give you a book of my poetry but nobody would be willing to publish it." Choyce believed that Mulroney would be a successful poet based on his observations watching Mulroney on television. Pottersfield published their first poetry audiocassettes in 1995, with one featuring Maxine Tynes reading her collection ''Borrowed Beauty'', and another with

George Elliott Clarke George Elliott Clarke (born February 12, 1960) is a Canadian poet, playwright and literary critic who served as the Poet Laureate of Toronto from 2012 to 2015 and as the Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate in 2016-2017. Clarke's work addresse ...

reading ''Lush Dreams, Blue Exile''. Pottersfield conveys a literary award known as the Pottersfield Prize for Creative Non-fiction. The company publishes fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and other books of regional interest to Atlantic Canada. In particular, Pottersfield has a focus on publishing works related to

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and

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Notable publications

* Peart, Neil. '' The Masked Rider: Cycling in West Africa'' (1996)

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Pottersfield Press
at ''49th Shelf'', Association of Canadian Publishers
Pottersfield Press
at Canadian Digital Library Collection
Reviews
of books published by Pottersfield Press at ''

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