* Bold records denote winners
| Award Year | Award Category | Title | Author's Name | Publisher/Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Raven Award | Crime Writers of Color | |||
| 2023 | The Raven Award | Eddie Muller | For Noir Alley & The Film Noir Foundation | ||
| 2022 | The Raven Award | Lesa Holstine | Lesa's Book Critiques; Library Journal Reviewer | ||
| 2021 | The Raven Award | Malice Domestic | |||
| 2020 | The Raven Award | Left Coast Crime | |||
| 2019 | The Raven Award | Marilyn Stasio | New York Times Mystery Reviewer | ||
| 2018 | The Raven Award | The Raven Bookstore | Lawrence, KS | ||
| 2018 | The Raven Award | BOLO Books | Kristopher Zgorski | ||
| 2017 | The Raven Award | Dru Ann Love | |||
| 2016 | The Raven Award | Margaret Kinsman | Clue editor | ||
| 2016 | The Raven Award | Sisters in Crime | |||
| 2015 | The Raven Award | Crimespree Magazine | Ruth & Jon Jordan | ||
| 2015 | The Raven Award | Magna Cum Murder | Kathryn Kennison | ||
| 2014 | The Raven Award | Aunt Agatha’s Bookstore | Ann Arbor, MI | ||
| 2013 | The Raven Award | Oline Cogdill | |||
| 2013 | The Raven Award | Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore | San Diego, CA | ||
| 2012 | The Raven Award | M is For Mystery | Ed Kaufman | ||
| 2012 | The Raven Award | Meritorious Mysteries | Molly Weston | ||
| 2011 | The Raven Award | Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore | Augie Aleksy | ||
| 2011 | The Raven Award | Once Upon a Crime | Pat Frovarp | ||
| 2011 | The Raven Award | One Upon a Crime Bookstore | Gary Shulze | ||
| 2010 | The Raven Award | International Mystery Writers Festival | Zev Buffman | ||
| 2010 | The Raven Award | Mystery Lovers Bookshop | Richard Goldman, Mary Alice Gorman | ||
| 2009 | The Raven Award | Edgar Allan Poe Society | Baltimore, MD | ||
| 2009 | The Raven Award | Edgar Allan Poe House | Baltimore, MD | ||
| 2008 | The Raven Award | Center for the Book in the Library of Congress | |||
| 2008 | The Raven Award | Kate's Mystery Books | Kate Mattes | ||
| 2007 | The Raven Award | Books & Books Bookstore | Mitchell Kaplan, Owner | ||
| 2007 | The Raven Award | Mystery Loves Company Bookstore | Kathy & Tom Harig | ||
| 2006 | The Raven Award | Black Orchid Bookshop | Bonnie Claeson, Joe Guglielmelli - Owners | ||
| 2006 | The Raven Award | Men of Mystery Conference | Joan Hansen, Founder | ||
| 2005 | The Raven Award | Cape Cod Radio Mystery Theatre | Founded by Steve Oney | ||
| 2005 | The Raven Award | DorothyL listserv | Diane Kovacs & Kara Robinson - co-founders | ||
| 2005 | The Raven Award | Murder by the Book | Martha Farrington, Owner | ||
| 2004 | The Raven Award | Ray and Pat Browne Library for Popular Culture Studies, Bowling Green University | In recognition of its long-standing work in collecting and preserving detective fiction | ||
| 2004 | The Raven Award | Vanity Fair Magazine | In recognition of their coverage of True Crime | ||
| 2003 | The Raven Award | Mysterious Bookshop | Otto Penzler, Owner | ||
| 2003 | The Raven Award | Book Carnival | Pat & Ed Thomas, Owners | ||
| 2003 | The Raven Award | Edgar Allan Poe Museum | Richmond, VA | ||
| 2002 | The Raven Award | Charles Champlin | Comment: LA Times Book Critic | ||
| 2002 | The Raven Award | Anthony Mason | CBS | Comment: Sunday Morning's FINE PRINT | |
| 2002 | The Raven Award | Douglas Smith | CBS | Comment: Sunday Morning's FINE PRINT | |
| 2001 | The Raven Award | The Poisoned Pen | Barbara Peters, Owner | ||
| 2001 | The Raven Award | The Rue Morgue | Tom Schantz | ||
| 2001 | The Raven Award | The Rue Morgue | Enid Schantz | ||
| 2000 | The Raven Award | The Mercantile Library | Harold Augenbraum, Director | ||
| 1999 | The Raven Award | Steven Bochco | |||
| 1998 | The Raven Award | Sylvia K. Burack | Comment: Editor, The Writer Magazine | ||
| 1997 | The Raven Award | Marvin Lachman | |||
| 1996 | The Raven Award | Library of America | Comment: for their publication of the collected writings of Raymond Chandler | ||
| 1995 | The Raven Award | Dr. Paul LeClerc | Comment: President, New York Public Library | ||
| 1993 | The Raven Award | President Bill Clinton | Comment: Reader of the Year | ||
| 1992 | The Raven Award | Harold Q. Masur | Comment: for his years of service to MWA as general counsel | ||
| 1991 | The Raven Award | Carol Brener | Comment: for her skill in selling books to the public | ||
| 1991 | The Raven Award | Sarah Booth Conroy | Comment: Reader of the Year | ||
| 1989 | The Raven Award | Bouchercon Annual World Mystery Convention | |||
| 1989 | The Raven Award | Shear Madness | Marilyn Abrams, Bruce Jordan | Cranberry Productions | Comment: for longest running off-Broadway play, |
| 1988 | The Raven Award | Angela Lansbury | |||
| 1988 | The Raven Award | Vincent Price | |||
| 1986 | The Raven Award | Suzi Oppenheimer | Comment: Reader of the Year | ||
| 1985 | The Raven Award | Eudora Welty | Comment: Reader of the Year | ||
| 1984 | The Raven Award | Sylvia Porter | Comment: Reader of the Year | ||
| 1983 | The Raven Award | Isaac Bashevis Singer | Comment: Reader of the Year | ||
| 1980 | The Raven Award | Muppet Murders | Muppet Show | ||
| 1979 | The Raven Award | Alberto Tedeschi | Mondadori | Comment: publisher of the most succesful Italian series of mysteries | |
| 1978 | The Raven Award | Barney Miller | Danny Arnold | ABC | Comment: executive producer of the TV series |
| 1978 | The Raven Award | Dracula on Broadway | Edward Gorey | Comment: for the sets he designed for Dracula on Broadway | |
| 1978 | The Raven Award | I Am My Brother's Keeper | Richard N. Hughes | WPIX | Comment: for being the best showcase for mystery stories |
| 1976 | The Raven Award | Eddie Lawrence | Comment: Reader of the Year | ||
| 1976 | The Raven Award | Leo Margolies | Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine | Comment: editor | |
| 1975 | The Raven Award | ABC | Comment: for its World Wide Mystery series | ||
| 1975 | The Raven Award | Royal Shakespeare Company | Comment: for the company's revival of the play | ||
| 1975 | The Raven Award | Radio Mystery Theatre | CBS | Comment: for the Hy Brown nightly mysteries; Series: Radio Mystery Theatre | |
| 1971 | The Raven Award | Judith Crist | Comment: Reader of the Year | ||
| 1968 | The Raven Award | Joey Adams | Comment: Reader of the Year | ||
| 1967 | The Raven Award | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | Comment: on its 26th anniversary and as the best showcase for mystery stories | ||
| 1967 | The Raven Award | Richard Watts Jr. | Comment: Reader of the Year | ||
| 1965 | The Raven Award | Dr. Milton Helpern | Comment: for his work in forensic medicine | ||
| 1965 | The Raven Award | Philip Wittenberg | Comment: for his long years of voluntary service | ||
| 1962 | The Raven Award | The Defenders | Comment: a TV show in its first year | ||
| 1961 | The Raven Award | Ilka Chase | Comment: Reader of the Year | ||
| 1960 | The Raven Award | Ray Brennan | Comment: for crime reporting | ||
| 1960 | The Raven Award | David C. Cook | Comment: for Best Detective Stories of the Year | ||
| 1960 | The Raven Award | Alfred Hitchcock | Comment: for his contribution to the mystery genre | ||
| 1960 | The Raven Award | Gail Jackson | Comment: producer of Perry Mason TV series | ||
| 1960 | The Raven Award | Phyllis McGinley | Comment: Mystery Fan of the Year | ||
| 1959 | The Raven Award | Lawrence G. Blochman | Comment: for long and distinguished service to MWA and The Third Degree | ||
| 1959 | The Raven Award | Frederic G. Melcher | Comment: on his retirement after 35 years with Publishers Weekly | ||
| 1959 | The Raven Award | Franklin Delano Roosevelt | Comment: (posthumous) Reader of the Year, accepted by Eleanor Roosevelt | ||
| 1957 | The Raven Award | Dorothy Kilgallen | Comment: Reader of the Year | ||
| 1954 | The Raven Award | Dr. Thomas A. Gonzales | Comment: retiring medical examiner, New York City | ||
| 1954 | The Raven Award | Tom Lehrer | Comment: for his mystery parodies | ||
| 1954 | The Raven Award | Dr. Harrison Martland | Comment: retiring medical examiner, Essex County, New Jersey | ||
| 1953 | The Raven Award | E.T. Guymon Jr | Comment: for his outstanding library of mystery literature |