Halifax Examiner
👤 Halifax Examiner Inc
📍 NS
May 21, 2026
· 13 min read
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Nova Scotian author Bryn Pottie was longlisted for a literary prize in humour; his publisher says cuts to arts are no laughing matter
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ARTS AND CULTURE, PROVINCE HOUSE
Nova Scotian author Bryn Pottie was longlisted for a literary prize in humour; his publisher says cuts to arts are no laughing matter
BY SUZANNE RENT
MAY 21, 2026
Bryn Pottie.
Bryn Pottie has been making people laugh for years with his sketch comedy, short films, and TV shows. More recently, Pottie’s debut novel earned a spot on the long list for Canada’s oldest literary prize.
The cuts to publishing made by the Houston government this spring, however, are no laughing matter for authors like Pottie and their publishers in Nova Scotia.
Pottie’s book…
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