Adam Pottle's first book, a volume of poetry, "Beautiful Mutants," was published in 2011 by Caitlin Press and was subsequently shortlisted for two Saskatchewan Book Awards and the Acorn-Plantos People's Poetry Award, and was longlisted for the ReLit Poetry Prize. Born in Kamloops and raised in Ashcroft, Kitimat and Prince George, BC, Adam now lives in Saskatoon, where he is pursuing a doctoral degree in English literature.