* Bold records denote winners
| Award Year | Award Category | Title | Author's Name | Publisher/Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | The Legend of Penny and the Luck of the Draw Casino | Pat Gaudet | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | Issue: May-June 2024 |
| 2025 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | Head Start | Kai Lovelace | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | Issue: September-October 2024 |
| 2025 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | Murder Under Sedation | Lawrence Ong | Ellery Queen Mystery Magzine | Issue: March-April 2024 |
| 2025 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | The Jews on Elm Street | Anna Stolley Persky | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | Issue: September-October 2024 |
| 2025 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | Sparrow Maker | Jake Stein | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | Issue: November-December 2024 |
| 2024 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | Errand for a Neighbor | Bill Bassman | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | Issue: January-February 2023 |
| 2024 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | The Body in Cell Two | Kate Hohl | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | May-June 2023 |
| 2024 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | The Soiled Dove of Shallow Hollow | Sean McCluskey | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | Issue: January-February 2023 |
| 2024 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | It's Half Your Fault | Meghan Leigh Paulk | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | Issue: July-August 2023 |
| 2024 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | Two Hours West of Nothing | Gabriele Stiteler | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | September-October 2023 |
| 2023 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | Dogs in the Canyon | Mark Harrison | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | Issue: September-October 2022 |
| 2022 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | Analogue | Rob Osler | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | Issue: January-February 2021 |
| 2021 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | The Bite | Colette Bancroft | Akashic Books | Tampa Bay Noir |
| 2020 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | There's a Riot Goin' On | Derrick Harriell | Akashic Books | Milwaukee Noir |
| 2019 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | How Does He Die This Time? | Nancy Novick | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | Issue: September/October 2018 |
| 2018 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | The Queen of Secrets | Lisa D. Gray | Akashic Books | New Haven Noir |
| 2017 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | The Truth of the Moment | E. Gabriel Flores | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | Issue - December 2016 |
| 2016 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | Chung Ling Soo's Greatest Trick | Russell W. Johnson | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | Issue: January 2015 |
| 2015 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | Getaway Girl | Zoe Z. Dean | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | Issue: November 2014 |
| 2014 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | The Wentworth Letter | Jeff Soloway | St. Martin's Press | Anthology: Criminal Element Malfeasance Occasional |
| 2013 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | When They Are Done With Us | Patricia Smith | Akashic Books | Anthology: Staten Island Noir |
| 2012 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | A Good Man of Business | David Ingram | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | |
| 2011 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | Skyler Hobbs and the Rabbit Man | Evan Lewis | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | |
| 2010 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | A Dreadful Day | Dan Warthman | Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine | Volume: January/February 2009 |
| 2009 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | Buckners Error | Joe Guglielmelli | Akashic Books | Anthology: Queens Noir |
| 2008 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | The Catch | Mark Ammons | Level Best Books | Anthology: Still Waters |
| 2007 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | Evening Gold | William Dylan Powell | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | Volume: November 2006 |
| 2006 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | Home | Eddie Newton | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | Volume: May 2005 |
| 2005 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | Can't Catch Me | Thomas Morrissey | Akashic Books | Anthology: Brooklyn Noir |
| 2004 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | The Grass is Always Greener | Sandy Balzo | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | Volume: March 2003 |
| 2003 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | War Can Be Murder | Mike Doogan | Anthology: Mysterious North | |
| 2002 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | My Bonnie Lies | Ted Hertel, Jr. | Anthology: Mammoth Book of Legal Thrillers | |
| 2001 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | The Witch and the Relic Thief | M.J. Jones | Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine | Series: October |
| 2000 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | Cro-Magnon, P.I. | Mike Reiss | Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine | Series: July/August |
| 1999 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | Clarity | Bryn Bonner | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | Series: May '98 |
| 1998 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | If Thine Eye Offend Thee | Rosaland Roland | Crown Valley Press | Anthology: Murder X 13 |
| 1997 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | Prosecutor of DuPrey | David Vaughn | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | Volume: Jan '96 |
| 1996 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | The Word for Breaking August Sky | James Sarafin | Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine | Volume: July '95 |
| 1995 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | Me and Mr. Harry | Batya Swift Yasgur | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | Volume: December '94 |
| 1994 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | Wicked Twist | D.A. McGuire | Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine | Volume: October '93 |
| 1993 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | A Will Is A Way | Stephen Saylor | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | Volume: March '92 |
| 1991 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | Willie's Story | Jerry F. Skarky | Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine | Volume: June '90 |
| 1990 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | Hawks | Connie Holt | Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine | Volume: June '89 |
| 1989 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | Different Drummers | Linda O. Johnston | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | Volume: July '88 |
| 1988 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | Roger, Mr. Whilkie! | Eric M Heideman | Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine | Volume: July '87 |
| 1987 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | Father to the Man | Mary Kittredge | Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine | Volume: November '86 |
| 1986 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | Final Rites | Doug Allyn | Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine | Volume: December '85 |
| 1985 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | Poor Dumb Mouths | Bill Crenshaw | Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine | Volume: May '84 |
| 1984 | The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award | Locked Doors | Lilly Carlson | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | Volume: October '83 |