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The Raven Award is an award given annually by the Mystery Writers of America as part of the Edgar Awards. The Raven Award is given from time to time to non-writers and institutions who have made significant professional contributions to our genre or to MWA. The Board may choose not to award a Raven in any given year.

The first one was presented in 1953. It's not always bestowed every year like the Best Novel or Best Short Story category. Some years feature multiple honorees, while others have none. Though, there was a winner since 1995 up to and including 2022.

Winners

Raven Award winners [1]
YearRecipientTypeLinkRef
1953 E.T. Guymon Jr librarian of mystery literature
1954Dr. Thomas A. Gonzalesmedical examiner, NYC
Tom Lehrer mystery parody writer
Dr. Harrison Martlandmedical examiner, Essex County, NJ
1957 Dorothy Kilgallen Reader of the Year
1959Lawrence G. Blochmanservice to MWA and The Third Degree
Frederic G. Melcher editor of Publishers Weekly
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Reader of the Year
1960Ray Brennanreporter of crime
David C. Cook publisher of detective stories [2]
Alfred Hitchcock director of mystery
Gail Jacksonproducer, Perry Mason
Phyllis McGinley Mystery Fan of the Year
1961 Ilka Chase Reader of the Year
1962 The Defenders television show
1965Dr. Milton Helpernforensic medic
Philip Wittenbergvolunteer
1967 Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine magazine [3]
Richard Watts Jr. Reader of the Year
1968 Joey Adams Reader of the Year
1971 Judith Crist Reader of the Year
1975World Wide Mystery (ABC)series
Royal Shakespeare Companytheater company [4]
Radio Mystery Theatre (CBS): the Hy Brown nightly mysteriesradio program
1976 Eddie Lawrence Reader of the Year
Leo Margolies editor, Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine
1978 Danny Arnold executive producer, Barney Miller (ABC)
Edward Gorey set designer, Dracula on Broadway
Richard N. Hughes television executive and editorialist, I Am My Brother's Keeper (WPIX)
1979Alberto Tedeschipublisher of Italian series mystery (via Mondadori)
1980 The Muppet Show : Muppet Murders
1983 Isaac Bashevis Singer Reader of the Year
1984 Sylvia Porter Reader of the Year
1985 Eudora Welty Reader of the Year
1986 Suzi Oppenheimer Reader of the Year
1988 Angela Lansbury actress
Vincent Price actor
1989Bouchercon Annual World Mystery Conventionconvention for mystery readers and writers [5]
Marilyn Abrams, Bruce Jordan for Shear Madness (Cranberry Productions) off-Broadway play
1991Carol Brenerbookseller
Sarah Booth ConroyReader of the Year
1992Harold Q. Masurgeneral counsel to MWA
1993President Bill Clinton Reader of the Year
1995Dr. Paul LeClercpresident, New York Public Library
1996 Library of America non-profit publisher, collected writings of Raymond Chandler [6]
1997Marvin Lachmanauthor
1998Sylvia K. Burackeditor, The Writer Magazine
1999 Steven Bochco writer and producer
2000 The Mercantile Library (Harold Augenbraum, director)library; NYC [7]
2001The Poisoned Pen (Barbara Peters, owner)bookstore; Scottsdale, AZ [8]
The Rue Morgue (Tom and Enid Schantz, owners)bookstore; Boulder, CO
2002 Charles Champlin film critic at LA Times
Anthony Mason (Sunday Morning's FINE PRINT)
Douglas Smith (Sunday Morning's FINE PRINT)
2003Mysterious Bookshop (Otto Penzler, owner)bookstore; NYC [9]
Book Carnival (Pat & Ed Thomas, owners)bookstore; Orange, CA [10]
Edgar Allan Poe Museum museum; Richmond, VA [11]
2004Ray and Pat Browne Library for Popular Culture Studies, Bowling Green University library, collecting and preserving detective fiction; Bowling Green, OH [12]
Vanity Fair Magazine magazine, covering True Crime [13]
2005Cape Cod Radio Mystery Theatre (Steve Oney, founder)radio drama [14]
DorothyL listserv (Diane Kovacs & Kara Robinson, co-founders)online digest website [15]
Murder by the Book (Martha Farrington, owner)bookstore; Houston, TX [16]
2006Black Orchid Bookshop (Bonnie Claeson & Joe Guglielmelli, owners)bookstore; NYC
Men of Mystery Conference (Joan Hansen, founder)convention for readers and aspiring writers [17]
2007Books & Books Bookstore (Mitchell Kaplan, owner)bookstore; Coral Gables, FL [18] [19]
Mystery Loves Company Bookstore (Kathy & Tom Harig)bookstore; Baltimore, MD (founded 1991) [20] [19]
2008 Center for the Book in the Library of Congress state center promoting literacy and reading [21]
Kate's Mystery Books (Kate Mattes)bookstore; Cambridge, MA
2009Edgar Allan Poe Societysociety for scholarly study of Poe [22] [23] [24]
Edgar Allan Poe House historical site; Baltimore, MD [25] [23] [24]
2010International Mystery Writers Festival (Zev Buffman)festival showcasing mystery plays, television, and film
Mystery Lovers Bookshop (Richard Goldman, Mary Alice Gorman)bookstore; Oakmont, PA [26] [27] [28]
2011Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore (Augie Aleksy)bookstore; Forest Park, IL [29]
Once Upon a Crime Bookstore (Pat Frovarp, Gary Shulze)bookstore; Minneapolis, MN [30]
2012M is For Mystery (Ed Kaufman)bookstore; San Mateo, CA [31] [32]
Molly Westonblogger; Meritorious Mysteries (defunct) [31] [32]
2013Oline Cogdillmystery columnist, South Florida Sun Sentinel [33] [34]
Mysterious Galaxy Bookstorebookstore; San Diego, CA [35]
2014Aunt Agatha's Bookstorebookstore; Ann Arbor, MI [36] [37] [38] [39]
2015Ruth & Jon Jordan: Crimespree Magazinemagazine [40] [41] [42] [43]
Magna Cum Murder (Kathryn Kennison, founder or director)crime writing festival / conference [44] [41] [42] [43]
2016Margaret Kinsmaneditor, Clues: A Journal of Detection [45] [46] [47]
Sisters in Crime crime writing association [48] [46]
2017Dru Ann Loveblogger, mystery books [49] [50] [51]
2018The Raven Book Storebookstore; Lawrence, KS [52]
BOLO Books (Kristopher Zgorski, admin/owner)blog website (centered around crime fiction) [53]
2019 Marilyn Stasio mystery reviewer for New York Times Book Review [54] [55]
2020 Left Coast Crime annual mystery convention [56] [57] [58]
2021Malice Domesticannual fan convention [59] [60] [61] [62]
2022Lesa Holstinecritic; reviewer for Library Journal [63] [64] [65] [66]
2023Crime Writers of Color [67]
Eddie Muller Noir Alley and The Film Noir Foundation [67]

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