Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
| 2012 | Dan Johnson |
| 2011 | Mardi Link |
| 2010 | Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli |
| 2009 | Melissa Seitz |
| 2008 | Michael Delp |
| 2007 | C. Vincent Samarco |
| 2006 | Mary Hedberg |
| 2005 | Vivian DeGain Sue Robishaw |
| 2004 | Pete Hamill (Keynote) Virginia Bailey Parker Annick Hivert-Carthew |
| 2003 | Michael Beschloss (Keynote) Cynthia La Ferle Boyd Miller John Smolens Margo LaGattuta |
| 2002 | Homer Hickam (Keynote) Vivian L DeGain Terry Blackhawk Shirley Neitzel Colleen Coble Paulette Alden Ryan Taylor |
| 2001 | Jerri Nielsen (Keynote) Tom Powers Sarah Zettel Ruth Dukelow Brenda Shannon Yee James W Armstrong Steve Griffin |
| 2000 | Arthur Golden (Keynote) Russell Thorburn Pete Hautman Daniel King Sue Robishaw |
| 1999 | Peggy Noonan (Keynote) Lev Raphael Jan Wahl Steve Raphael Cynthia Sterling |
| 1998 | John Berendt (Keynote) Kathleen Stocking Nancy Hoft Lisa Lenzo Carol Sanford Janie Lynn Panagopoulos Jerrold Jenkins |
| 1997 | Roger Ebert (Keynote) Ann Birch Rosanne Bittner Jerry Dennis Gloria Whelan Terry Wooten |
| 1996 | Pat Conroy (Keynote) Jodi Jill Patricia Hooper Nicholas Delbanco |
| 1995 | Dave Barry (Keynote) Ruth Dukelow Melanie H Greenberg Harry T Cook S K Wolf Nick Bozanic Jeffrey H Herman |
| 1994 | P J O’Rourke (Keynote) Donna Kuntzsch Kathe Koja Sue White Margaret Willey Gerry B Wallerstein John Palen |
| 1993 | Judith Viorst (Keynote) Linda Gondosch Gerry B Wallerstein Jack Driscoll Judith Kerman |
| 1992 | Mary Higgins Clark (Keynote) Diane Carey Gregory Brodeur Steven A Griffin Conrad Hilberry Linnea Lannon Gloria Pitzer Ann Tompert |
| 1991 | Andrew Greeley (Keynote) Doug Allyn Jane Jordan Browne Carol Farley Terry Lawrence Joseph Amiel Josie Kearns |
| 1990 | David Halberstam (Keynote) Gary Barfknecht Nancy Shaw Gail Kimberly Allison Payne Jane Leister Michael Delp |
| 1989 | David McCullough (Keynote) Jane Resh Thomas Bill Strickland Maggie Rossiter Gay Rubin Michelle Napier-Dunnings Elinor Benedict |
| 1988 | Kurt Vonnegut JR (Keynote) Bob Hudson Stuart Frohm Robert Root Tom White Suzanne Nichols Carol G Campbell John J Giampalmi John Swanson |
| 1987 | Arthur M Schlesinger JR (Keynote) Jonathan J Lanman Barbara Prince Sovereen Michael Roberts Tom LoCicero Carolyn Kott Washburne Margo La Gattuta |
| 1986 | Barbara Gordon (Keynote) Virginia Z Morrison Nicole St John Zibby Oneal Todd F Simon Steve Griffin Jim Elledge |
| 1985 | Tom Wolfe (Keynote) Joan Ramm Carolyn Balducci Bart Mills Marianne Willman Robert Ferrell Carroll Arnett |
| 1984 | Cathy Guisewite (Keynote) Dinah Stevenson Larry Levy Edward Topol Harvey Hirsch Jeanne Paul Jean Maddern Pitrone |
| 1983 | Frank Herbert (Keynote) Lynn Abbey (Keynote) Charles Brown (Keynote) Susan Weitz Joan Blos Peter N Wright Jerry Mayer Louis H Rock Jerry E Bishop Leonard R Barnes |
| 1982 | Allen Drury (Keynote) Dorothy Markinko John Palen Ellen Edwards Andy Rapp Eric Torgersen Carole Eberly Cynthia King Ripley Hotch |
| 1981 | Joseph Heller (Keynote) Robert E Wegner James C Giblin Mimi Jones Barbara Jo Stephenson James Tipton Jan Jones Margaret Duda Ken Tabascko Ron Minard Margaret Rorke |
| 1980 | Norman Cousins (Keynote) Cynthia King Richard Long Kirk Polking Elyse Rogers James Vesely Irene Warsaw |