Ms. Raftery has received dozens of awards from national and local writing organizations, including:

• San Diego Press Club 2009:  Daily Newspapers and Websites—1^st place, General Interest Websites, and 2^nd place, News Sites (www.eastcountymagazine.org) 1^stand 2^nd place, Political/Government Reporting 2^nd and 3^rd Place, Public Service/Consumer, 3^rd Place, Investigative Reporting 2^nd Place, Multicultural 2^nd Place, Essay/Commentary  2^nd Place Travel, 2nd place, Wild Card Category: Regional Economic Budget Crisis.
• San Diego Press Club 2008: Best investigative reporting and best political reporting, non-daily newspapers (1st Place); 3rd place in best investigative reporting, daily newspapers and websites; 2nd place, non-daily newspapers, general news
• San Diego Press Club 2007: Excellence in Journalism Award for Investigative Reporting (3rd Place)
• San Diego Press Club 2006: Best of Show
• San Diego Press Club 2006: Best Political Reporting
• San Diego Press Club 2006: Best Investigative Reporting
• San Diego Press Club 2006: Best Series for a Non-Daily Newspaper
• 2006 Arlene Award, American Society of Journalists & Authors--This monetary award is presented for articles that make a difference in a community
• Five first-place journalism awards from California Press Women for news and feature articles
• Second and third place awards from the National Federation of Press Women for news articles and newspaper columns.
• Third-place fiction-writing award in the International Raymond Chandler Writing Competition
• Three-time national finalist, Romance Writers of America Golden Heart competition
• Third-place fiction-writing award in the International Raymond Chandler Writing Competition
• Third-place award, historical novels, San Diego Book Awards