1994: The Fourth Circle wins the Milos Crnjanski Award
1998: Time Gifts is a runner-up for the NIN Award
2003: The Library wins the World Fantasy Award
2004: The Library is longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
2005: The Book is longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
2006: Seven Touches of Music (Aio Publishing) wins the Award of Excellence in the General Trade Category at the 55th Annual Chicago Book Clinic Book and Media Show
2007: The Bridge wins the Isidora Sekulic Award
2007: The Bridge is shortlisted for the NIN Award
2007: Hidden Camera is longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
2007: Presented with the Stefan Mitrov Ljubisa Award for lifetime achievement in literature
2007: Steps Through the Mist is named a BookSense Notable Book
2007: The Bridge wins The Golden Hit Liber Award (given by Serbian National Television to the most prominent prose book published in 2007)
2008: Twelve Collections and The Teashop is a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award (novella category)