| 2025 | A Sunny Place for Shady People | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Collection | Megan McDowell |
| 2025 | A Sunny Place for Shady People | Ignyte Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Anthology/Collected Works | Megan McDowell |
| 2025 | A Sunny Place for Shady People | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | Megan McDowell |
| 2025 | Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2025 | Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave: My Cemetery Journeys | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Life+Style | Megan McDowell |
| 2025 | Somebody Is Walking on your Grave: My Cemetery Journeys | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | Somebody Is Walking on your Grave: My Cemetery Journeys | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2024 | Our Share of Night | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | Megan McDowell |
| 2024 | A Sunny Place for Shady People | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction Collection | |
| 2024 | A Sunny Place for Shady People | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Horror | |
| 2024 | A Sunny Place for Shady People | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2024 | A Sunny Place for Shady People: Stories | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | Megan McDowell |
| 2024 | A Sunny Place for Shady People | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | Megan McDowell |
| 2024 | A Sunny Place for Shady People | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | Megan McDowell |
| 2024 | A Sunny Place for Shady People: Stories | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fantasy, Horror & Sci-Fi | |
| 2024 | A Sunny Place for Shady People: Stories | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2023 | Our Share of Night | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Horror | |
| 2023 | Our Share of Night | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2023 | Our Share of Night | The Atlantic Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | Megan McDowell |
| 2023 | Our Share of Night: A Novel | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2023 | Our Share of Night | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | Megan McDowell |
| 2023 | Our Share of Night | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Our Share of Night | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2023 | Our Share of Night: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fantasy, Horror & Sci-Fi | |
| 2023 | Our Share of Night | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | Megan McDowell |
| 2023 | Our Share of Night: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2023 | Our Share of Night | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · SF/Fantasy/Horror | |
| 2023 | Our Share of Night | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · SFF & Horror | Megan McDowell |
| 2021 | The Dangers of Smoking In Bed: Stories | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | Megan McDowell |
| 2021 | The Dangers of Smoking in Bed | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | Megan McDowell |
| 2021 | The Dangers of Smoking In Bed: Stories | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Science Fiction, Fantasy & Speculative Fiction | Megan McDowell |
| 2021 | The Dangers of Smoking in Bed | International Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | Megan McDowell |
| 2021 | The Dangers of Smoking in Bed: Stories | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | The Dangers of Smoking in Bed: Stories | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | Megan McDowell |
| 2021 | The Dangers of Smoking in Bed | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | Megan McDowell |
| 2017 | Things We Lost in the Fire | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | Megan McDowell |
| 2017 | Things We Lost in the Fire | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | Megan McDowell |