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