Winners of the Gospel Music Association Dove Award for Songwriter of the Year are:
1969: Bill Gaither1970: Bill Gaither1971: Award vacated because of 1971 GMA vote-buying scandalHad been won by Bill Gaither before nullification1972: Bill Gaither1973: Bill Gaither1974: Bill Gaither1975: Bill Gaither1976: Bill Gaither1977: Bill Gaither1978: Dallas Holm1980: Don Francisco (Awards moved from September to April)1981: Gary Chapman1982: Dottie Rambo1983: Michael Card1984: Lanny Wolfe1985: Michael W. Smith1986: Gloria Gaither1987: Dick and Melodie Tunney1988: Larnelle Harris1989: Steven Curtis Chapman1990: Steven Curtis Chapman1991: Steven Curtis Chapman1992: Steven Curtis Chapman1993: Steven Curtis Chapman1994: Steven Curtis Chapman1995: Steven Curtis Chapman1996: Michael W. Smith1997: Steven Curtis Chapman1998: Steven Curtis Chapman1999: Rich Mullins2000: Michael W. Smith2001: Nicole C. Mullen2002: Bart Millard (of Mercyme)2003: Nichole Nordeman2004: Mark Hall2005: Mark Hall2006: Christa Wells2007: Aaron Shust2008: Cindy Morgan2009: Steven Curtis Chapman2010: Jennie Lee Riddle2011: Gerald Crabb2012: Michael Boggs2013: Matt Redman2014: Chris Tomlin2015: Matt Maher (artist), Seth Mosley (non-artist)