| 2024 | A Haunting on the Hill | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Horror Novel | |
| 2023 | A Haunting on the Hill | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2023 | A Haunting on the Hill | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2022 | The Best of Elizabeth Hand | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Collection | |
| 2022 | Hokuloa Road | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2020 | Curious Toys | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Horror Novel | |
| 2020 | The Book of Lamps and Banners | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Mystery & Suspense | |
| 2019 | Curious Toys | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Novel | |
| 2019 | Curious Toys | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books for Young Adults: Fiction | |
| 2019 | Curious Toys: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Wylding Hall | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fantasy Novel | |
| 2016 | Hard Light: A Cass Neary Crime Novel | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Novel | |
| 2015 | Wylding Hall | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Novella | |
| 2012 | Errantry: Strange Stories | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Single-Author Collection | |
| 2012 | Errantry: Strange Stories | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction Collection | |
| 2012 | Radiant Days | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2010 | Illyria | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2007 | Generation Loss | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Novel | |
| 2007 | Illyria | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Novella | |
| 2007 | Generation Loss | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |