He won three Pulitzer Prizes—for the novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey, and for the plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth — and a U.S. National Book Award for the novel The Eighth Day.
Sebagai penulis, dia memenangkan tiga penghargaan bergengsi, "Pulitzer Prizes" untuk novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey dan untuk dua dramanya, Our Town dan The Skin of Our Teeth dan sebuah penghargaan literatur "National Book Award" untuk novel The Eighth Day.