| Career |
| • Induction into the Canadian SF & Fantasy Association Hall of Fame, 2017 |
| The Wind in His Heart (adult novel, 2017) |
| •Selected, 10 books for the science fiction and fantasy fan on your list, CBC Books, Dec. 2017 |
| •Selected, 95 must-read books from 2017, CBC Books, Jan. 2018 |
| Out of This World (young adult novel) |
| • Winner, Aurora Award, Canadian SF/Fantasy, 2015 |
| Seven Wild Sisters (novel) |
| • Long list, Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, 2015 |
| • Finalist, World Fantasy Award, 2003 |
| • Selected, YALSA Award, Best Books for Young Adults, American Library Association, Young Adult Library Services Association, 2003 |
| The Cats of Tanglewood Forest (middle grade novel) |
| • Winner, Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, 2014 |
| • Outstanding Books of 2013, "starred" designation, Children's Book Committee of Bank Street College |
| • Selected, New York Times Editors' Top Six Notable Children's Books of 2013 |
| • Selected, Parents' Choice Awards "approved" novel, 2013 |
| • Selected, Kids Indie Next List, American Booksellers Association, 2013 |
| Under My Skin (young adult novel) |
| • Winner, Aurora Award, Canadian SF/Fantasy, 2013 |
| The Painted Boy (young adult novel) |
| • Finalist, Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, 2011 |
| • Selected, Young Adult Top Forty, Pennsylvania School Library Association, 2011 |
| • Nominee, Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers, American Library Association, Young Adult Library Services Association, 2011 |
| The Mystery of Grace (adult novel) |
| • Finalist, Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, 2010 |
| • Finalist, Evergreen Award, Ontario Library Association, 2010 |
| Dingo (young adult novella) |
| • Finalist, Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, 2009 |
| Little (Grrl) Lost (young adult novel) |
| • Best Books for the Teen Age, New York Public Library, 2008 |
| • Selected, Recommended Reading List, Kansas State Reading Circle, 2008 |
| Widdershins (adult novel) |
| • First place, Amazon.com Editors' Top 10 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books of 2006 |
| • Finalist, British Fantasy Award, 2007 |
| The Blue Girl (young adult novel) |
| • Winner, Great Lakes Great Books Award, 2007 |
| • Winner, White Pine Award, Ontario Library Association, 2006 |
| • Finalist, Grand Canyon Reader Award, 2007 |
| • Selected, YALSA Award, Best Books for Young Adults, American Library Association, Young Adult Library Services Association, 2005 |
| A Circle of Cats (children's picture book) |
| • Finalist, World Fantasy Award, 2004 |
| Waifs and Strays (young adult collection) |
| • Finalist, World Fantasy Award, 2003 |
| Jack of Kinrowan (two-novel omnibus) |
| • Selected, YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, American Library Association, Young Adult Library Services Association, 2003 |
| The Onion Girl (adult novel) |
| • Finalist, Best of the Decade Aurora Award, 2017 |
| • Finalist, World Fantasy Award, 2002 |
| Forests of the Heart (adult novel) |
| • Finalist, Nebula Award, 2001 |
| • Finalist, Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 2001 |
| Moonlight and Vines (collection) |
| • Winner, World Fantasy Award, 2000 |
| Someplace to be Flying (adult novel) |
| • Finalist, World Fantasy Award, 1999 |
| Trader (adult novel) |
| • Finalist, World Fantasy Award, 1998 |
| • Selected, YALSA Award, Best Books for Young Adults, American Library Association, Young Adult Library Services Association, 1998 |
| Timeskip (short story translated as "Comme un disque rayé") |
| • Winner, Prix Ozone (France), Best Foreign Fantasy Short Story, 1997 |
| The Ivory and the Horn (collection) |
| • Finalist, World Fantasy Award, 1996 |
| Dreams Underfoot (collection) |
| • Finalist, World Fantasy Award, 1994 |
| The Moon is Drowning While I Sleep (short story) |
| • Finalist, World Fantasy Award, 1994 |
| Spiritwalk (omnibus) |
| • Finalist, World Fantasy Award, 1993 |
| Paperjack (novella) |
| • Finalist, World Fantasy Award, 1993 |
| Bridges (short story) |
| • Finalist, World Fantasy Award, 1993 |
| The Little Country (adult novel) |
| • Winner, HOMer Award, Best Fantasy Novel, CompuServe Science Fiction & Fantasy Forum, 1992 |
| • Finalist, World Fantasy Award, 1992 |
| • Selected, Best Books for the Teen Age, New York Public Library, 1992 |
| Our Lady of the Harbour (novella) |
| • Finalist, World Fantasy Award, 1992 |
| The Conjure Man (short story) |
| • Finalist, World Fantasy Award, 1992 |
| Pity the Monsters (short story) |
| • Finalist, World Fantasy Award, 1992 |
| Death Leaves an Echo (novelette) |
| • Finalist, Bram Stoker Award, Horror Writers Association, 1991 |
| Charles de Lint |
| • Winner, Reality 1 Commendations, Best Fantasy Author Award (the RICkie), presented by TV Ontario's Prisoners of Gravity, 1991 |
| The Drowned Man's Reel (short story) |
| • Winner, Readercon Small Press Award, 1989 |
| Jack, the Giant-killer (adult novel) |
| • Winner, the Casper (renamed the Aurora), Canadian SF/Fantasy Award, 1988 |
| Charles de Lint, for Moonheart (adult novel) |
| • Winner, William L. Crawford Award, International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts, Best New Fantasy Author, 1984 |
| Charles de Lint |
| • Winner, Small Press and Artists Organization Award for Fiction, 1982 |