Martha Bolton

Martha Bolton was Bob Hope's first female staff writer, writing for his television specials, personal appearances, and military shows for approximately fifteen years (in the 1980s and 90s). She is an Emmy nominee, Dove Award nominee, and WGA Award nominee. Her newest book, written with Linda Hope, is DEAR BOB... Bob Hope's Wartime Correspondence with the G.I.s of WWII (University Press of Mississippi, March 2021). DEAR BOB... was named Christian Market Book of the Year and Golden Scrolls Memoir of the Year at the 2021 Christian Product Expo. It also won First Place in the 2022 Selah Awards for Memoir, and First Place in the Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBAs) for Military & Front Line Division. An ABC story about Dear Bob... produced by George Pennacchio of ABC won third place in the National Journalism Competition and first place in the Los Angeles Journalist competition. The book was also featured on Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley. Beginning with her first "book" at age 9, titled NO FUN BEING YOUNG, about being the youngest in her family, Martha has now written 88 books, including novels, JOSIAH FOR PRESIDENT and THE HOME GAME. She has also written for such comedians and entertainers as Phyllis Diller, Wayne Newton, Mark Lowry, and Chonda Pierce. The winner of four Angel Awards, Martha is also a prolific playwright with productions in five states. STOLEN, THE HOME GAME, JOSIAH FOR PRESIDENT, A SIMPLE SANCTUARY, and THE CONFESSION are musicals with scripts written by Martha, and she has co-authored scripts for HALF-STITCHED, OUR CHRISTMAS DINNER, THE GUT LIFE, CHRISTMAS WITH THE YODERS AND NICK, and THE BEST OF ME with Director/Composer Wally Nason. The musicals are produced by Dan Posthuma of Blue Gate Musicals. For tickets, performance dates, and additional information, go to www.BlueGateMusicals.com Martha loves to find the humor in life, as evident in her popular book series for middle-agers: DIDN'T MY SKIN USED TO FIT?, COOKING WITH HOT FLASHES, THE WHOLE WORLD IS CHANGING AND I'M TOO HOT TO CARE), just to name a few. Martha's novel, THE HOME GAME, received a 2017 Golden Scroll Merit Award for Fiction by the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association. A LAMB'S TALE, co-written with Dennis Allen, BETHLEHEM OR BUST, co-written with Andy Cundiff, Darrell Bledsoe, and Ted Wilson, and BETHLEHEM'S BIG NIGHT, co-written with Bill Wolaver, are a few of her Christmas musical titles. JESSE and the SUPER SENSORIFIC SEASHORE, A Day in the Life of a Boy with Autism, received a Book of the Year - Special Needs honor by Creative Child Magazine. Martha, who was named the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association Member of the Year for 2021, lives by her life statement of: "Life's tough, God's good, and laughter is calorie-free." We hope you enjoy her extensive body of work.