nationality notableworks period spouse article_title name occupation
canadian '' letters from the country '' 1990s-present stephen williams marsha boulton
 marsha boulton journalist , humorist
marsha boulton

marsha boulton -lrb- born c. 1952 -rrb- is a canadian journalist and humorist , who won the stephen leacock award in 1996 for her book `` letters from the country '' .
some early media reports incorrectly credited her as the first woman ever to win the award , 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 '' -lrb- 1997 -rrb- , `` just a minute : glimpses of our great canadian heritage '' -lrb- 1998 -rrb- , `` just another minute '' -lrb- 1998 -rrb- , `` letters from across the country '' -lrb- 1999 -rrb- and `` just a minute more '' -lrb- 1999 -rrb- , 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 '' , 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 .
after her move , she wrote a syndicated column about country life which appeared in 40 newspapers across canada , was a contributor to cbc radio , and contributed to publications including `` canadian business '' , `` chatelaine '' , the `` toronto star '' and `` toronto life '' .
