Rodney Martin, Managing Director of SA publishing company Era Publications has received the national George Robertson Award from the Australian Publishers' Association for distinguished service to Australian publishing.
Martin has been Era’s publisher throughout its 44 years and continues to work in this capacity with his publications sold into 44 countries and in 20 languages other than English.
From the early days, Martin chased export sales because, as he says, “It was too dangerous for me to remain a small fish in a small pool, and that remains true for Australia as a whole. But I also wanted Australia to play a more prominent role worldwide in children’s literature and education.”