* Bram Stoker Award for Best Short Story: 1985 for The Mist
* World Fantasy Award for Best Novel: 1987 for The Eyes of the Dragon
* World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story: 1988 for The Library Policeman
* Locus Award for Best Novel: 1988 for The Dead Zone
* Hugo Award for Best Novelette: 1990 for The Man in the Black Suit
* National Book Award for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters: 2003
* O. Henry Award: 1999 for In the Deathroom
* Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album: 2006 for On Writing
* Academy of American Poets Fellowship: 2013