Initiated in 1970 and awarded at the Editor’s discretion to his/her choice of article.
| Year | Winner | Reason | Slingshot |
| 2025 | Jim Webster | A steady flow of articles on historical topics | |
| 2024 | Dave Watson | The Young Alexander. Learning the Art of War in the Balkans | |
| 2023 | Damien Baxter | Gaugamela Deployment and Plans | |
| 2020 | Simon Watson | How to Use Elephants in Tactica II | |
| 2019 | Joe Collins | DBA 3 – Improving the Simulation | |
| 2018 | Nicholas Spratt | Medieval Cambodian & Cham Armies | 316, 317 |
| 2017 | David Karunanithy | Paionian Cavalry in the army of Alexander the Great | 314 |
| 2016 | Alastair MacBeath | Voyage of the Argo series | |
| 2015 | Richard Taylor | Virtual Triremes | 298 |
| 2014 | Robert Heiligers | History of the Iberian Peninsular | |
| 2013 | Justin Swanton | Multiple contributions and assisstance | |
| 2012 | Duncan Head | Many many book reviews | |
| 2011 | John Hastings | Why do we play Wargames with Model Soldiers | |
| 2010 | Martin Smith | Army choice in DBA | 267 |
| 2009 | Doug Melville | Putting it all together: the Sassanians Re-Examined | |
| 2008 | Jim Webster | Multiple Slingshot Articles | |
| 2007 | Alistair McBeath | Number of contributions on a diverse range of subjects | |
| 2006 | John Walsh | Multiple Slingshot Articles | |
| 2005 | Paul Burton | Fair and Open Battle series | |
| 2004 | Robert A Richardson | Andean Warfare articles | |
| 2003 | Karl Heinz Ranitzsch | Various contributions | |
| 2002 | Steve Neate | Various contributions | |
| 2001 | Gavin Pearson | Army Success and Popularity in DBM 2.1 | |
| 2000 | John Curry | A Practical Guide to Storming a Castle | |
| 1999 | Chris Smith | Collection of Naval Articles | |
| 1998 | Paul Walsh | Braveheart: History or Myth | |
| 1997 | Brian Epsie | Scattered Thoughts series | |
| 1996 | Jim Sye | Various contributions | |
| 1995 | Adrian Garbett | Various contributions | |
| 1994 | Gareth Simon | For a very significant contribution to production of Slingshot | |
| 1993 | Paul Walsh | Kublai Khan’s Invasion of Japan | |
| 1992 | Neil Hammond | A Beginner’s Guide to 7th Edition | |
| 1991 | Harold Gerry | Greeks – for Example | |
| 1990 | Paul Szusikiewicz | Various contributions | |
| 1989 | Phil Steele | Omens and Religious Influences on the Art of Generalship in the Classical Mediterranean | |
| 1988 | Duncan Head | Myths of History and Wargaming | |
| 1987 | Terry Martin | The Church Militant | |
| 1986 | Andrew Grainger | Alternative Roman Wargames | |
| 1985 | Andy Gittins | Various Contributions | |
| 1984 | Nigel Stillman | Mitanni | |
| 1983 | Michael Axworthy | Je l’ay emprins – the Burgundian armies of 1476 AD | |
| 1982 | Derek Harrison | Later Roman Forts: AD 200 – AD 400 | |
| 1981 | Ian Smith | Various contributions as ‘Ctesias’ | |
| 1980 | Jim Webster | Various contributions | |
| 1979 | Duncan Head | Various contributions | |
| 1978 | Robert Maude | Various contributions | |
| 1977 | George Gush | A Viking we will go | |
| 1976 | John Norris | Wargaming with Sassanid Persians | |
| 1975 | Phil Barker | Various contributions | |
| 1974 | C.S.Grant | The Peltast | |
| 1973 | Richard Price | Arms and Uniforms of the Praetorian Guard | |
| 1972 | Alan Buttery | The Armies of Ancient Egypt | |
| 1971 | Harold Gerry | Various contributions as ‘Antistentor’ | |
| 1970 | Ed Mills | Rioting in Alexandria |