Marsha Boulton
BornCanada
OccupationJournalist, humorist
Period1990s–present
Notable worksLetters from the Country
SpouseStephen Williams
Website
www.marshaboulton.com

Marsha Boulton (born c. 1952) is a Canadian journalist and humorist, who won the Stephen Leacock Award in 1996 for her book Letters from the Country.[1] Some early media reports incorrectly credited her as the first woman ever to win the award,[2] although in fact four women — Sondra Gotlieb, Joan Walker, Jan Hilliard and Angeline Hango — had won the award before her.

Her other books have included More Letters from the Country (1997), Just a Minute: Glimpses of Our Great Canadian Heritage (1998), Just Another Minute (1998), Letters from Across the Country (1999) and Just a Minute More (1999), as well as republished "omnibus" editions of both the Letters from the Country and Just a Minute series.

Originally from Toronto, Ontario, where she was a journalist and editor for Maclean's,[3] she moved in 1980 to a farm in Wellington County with her husband Stephen Williams, a journalist best known for his works on Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka.[4] After her move, she wrote a syndicated column about country life which appeared in 40 newspapers across Canada,[3] was a contributor to CBC Radio,[3] and contributed to publications including Canadian Business, Chatelaine, the Toronto Star and Toronto Life.

References

  1. ↑ "Broadcaster Boulton wins Leacock prize". Toronto Star, April 25, 1996.
  2. ↑ "Toronto writer first woman to win Leacock humor prize". Vancouver Sun, April 25, 1996.
  3. 1 2 3 "City girl goes country: Marsha Boulton gave up hotshot editing career to experience ups and downs of farm life". Toronto Star, September 3, 1995.
  4. ↑ "The pen is not mightier than a police raid". The Globe and Mail, February 24, 2007.


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