- 2002-2009: Volunteer, Board Member for Wisconsin Center for the Book
- Wisconsin Center for the Book (WCB)is affiliated with the Library of Congress and the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters. Visit: www.wisconsinacademy.org/book
- 2005-2008: founder and coordinator of WCB's Literary Bash
- Martin founded and continues to coordinate this annual "non-urban book festival", the WCB's Literary Bash during the Central Wisconsin Prairie Chicken Festival on Earth Day weekend.
- 2000 American Graphic Design Awards
- Notecard/Table Tent Promoting Christmas Stones & The Story Chair
- 1999 American Graphic Design Awards
- Excellence in Communication and Graphic Design
Notecard/Table Tent Promoting Coming Home to Door - 1999 ForeWord Magazine's Top Ten Regional Finds List
- International Magazine Focusing on Small and University Presses
Christmas Stones & The Story Chair - 1999 Midwest Independent Publisher's Association Book Achievement Awards
- Christmas Stones & The Story Chair
- 1999 Writer's Digest National Self- Publishing Awards
- Certificate of Merit
Christmas Stones & The Story Chair - 1999 Grant Recipient
- Upper Midwest Booksellers Association
Christmas Stones & The Story Chair - 1998 Writer's Digest National Self-Publishing Awards
- Certificate of Merit
Coming Home to Door - 1997 Writer's Digest National Self-Publishing Awards
- Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Accomplishment
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