| 2020 | The Very Best of Caitlín R. Kiernan | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Collection | |
| 2019 | The Dinosaur Tourist | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Collection | |
| 2014 | The Ape's Wife and Other Stories | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Collection | |
| 2014 | The Ape's Wife and Other Stories | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Collection | |
| 2013 | Alabaster: Wolves | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Graphic Novel | |
| 2013 | The Drowning Girl | Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Adult Literature | |
| 2013 | The Drowning Girl | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fantasy Novel | |
| 2013 | The Drowning Girl | British Fantasy Award (Novel) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Horror Novel | |
| 2013 | The Ape’s Wife and Other Stories | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction Collection | |
| 2013 | The Drowning Girl | Nebula Award (Novel, Novella and Andre Norton) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Novel | |
| 2013 | The Drowning Girl | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Novel | |
| 2012 | The Drowning Girl | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Novel | |
| 2012 | The Drowning Girl | Otherwise Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Otherwise Award | |
| 2012 | Two Worlds and In Between: The Best of Caitlin R. Kiernan (Volume One) | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Collection | |
| 2012 | The Drowning Girl | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Novel | |
| 2012 | Two Worlds and In Between | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Collection | |
| 2011 | The Ammonite Violin & Others | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Collection | |
| 2011 | Two Worlds and In Between: The Best of Caitlin R. Kiernan | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction Collection | |
| 2011 | Two Worlds and In Between: The Best of Caitlín R. Kiernan, Vol. 1 | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · SF/Fantasy/Horror | |
| 2010 | The Red Tree | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Novel | |
| 2009 | The Red Tree | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Novel | |
| 2006 | To Charles Fort, with Love | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Collection | |