Marsha Boulton was the fourth woman and the first shepherd to receive the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor. The Award-winning book, Letters From the Country, first published in 1996, chronicles Marsha's
transition from "high heels to Wellington boots" and several sequels have followed.
Letters from the Country IV has just been published by McArthur & Company, and is now available in bookstores across Canada and the United States
or directly from Marsha through this website (See contact information below).
A former People- section editor at Maclean's Magazine, Marsha now lives on a sheep farm in southwestern Ontario, where she also writes anecdotal Canadian
history books (the Just A Minute series). She has been
a contributor to the CBC Radio "Fresh Air" program
for a more than a decade and is the recipient of the YWCA's Woman of Distinction Award in Arts and Culture. Marsha Boulton is the the only Shepherd - Author listed
in Who's Who of Canada. She is a member of the Writers Union of Canada.. Presently, Marsha is working
on an historical novel based upon the Normanite cult of Cape Breton's Norman McLeod. She shares farm chores with author Stephen Williams and can often be
found out standing in her field with her English bull terrier, Wally the Wonder Dog.
P u b l i c S p e a k i n g
Marsha is an accomplished and frequent public speaker. She has spoken at functions as varied as a dinner meeting for international Dofasco engineers
at Niagara-on-the-Lake and Canadian Club luncheons from Victoria, British Columbia to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Marsha speaks about Canadian history and events as well as about the facts and foibles of farm life and
making the transition from life in the big city to life in a rural backwater. If you are looking for a speaker who is funny, profound and informative,
Marsha is an excellent choice. For rates and availability her contact information is directly below.
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