A life in dates
- 17 October 1934: Born – Congleton, Cheshire, England
- 1960: The Weirdstone of Brisingamen – Novel
- 1963: The Moon of Gomrath – Novel
- 1965: Elidor – Novel
- 1966: Holly from the Bongs: A Nativity Play – Play
- 1966: The Old Man of Mow – Short Story
- 1967: The Owl Service – Novel
- 1969: The Hamish Hamilton Book of Goblins – Collection
- 1973: Red Shift – Novel
- 1975: The Breadhorse – Short Story
- 1975: The Guizer: A Book of Fools – Collection
- 1976: The Stone Book – Novella
- 1977: Granny Reardun – Novella
- 1977: Tom Fobble's Day – Novella
- 1978: The Aimer Gate – Novella
- 1979: The Girl of the Golden Gate – Short Story
- 1979: The Golden Brothers – Short Story
- 1979: The Princess and the Golden Mane – Short Story
- 1979: The Stone Book Quartet – Collection
- 1979: The Three Golden Heads of the Well – Short Story
- 1980: Alan Garner's Fairytales of Gold – Collection
- 1980: The Lad of the Gad – Collection
- 1984: Alan Garner's Book of British Fairy Tales – Collection
- 1986: A Bag of Moonshine – Collection
- 1992: Jack and the Beanstalk – Short Story
- 1993: Once Upon a Time – Short Story
- 1996: Strandloper – Novel
- 1997: The Little Red Hen – Short Story
- 1997: The Voice That Thunders – Collection
- 1998: Grey Wolf, Prince Jack and the Firebird – Short Story
- 1998: The Well of the Wind – Short Story
- 2003: Thursbitch – Novel
- 2010: By Seven Firs and Goldenstone: An Account of the Legend of Alderley – Article/Essay
- 2011: Collected Folk Tales – Collection
- 2012: Boneland – Novel
- 2018: Where Shall We Run To? – Memoir
- 2021: Treacle Walker – Novel
- 26 July 2022: Treacle Walker – Longlist, The Booker Prize
- 6 September 2022: Treacle Walker – Shortlist, The Booker Prize
- 2024: Powsels and Thrums – Memoir