He has won Lu Xun Literature Award, National Five-One Project Award, Xu Chi Reportage Literature Award (for three consecutive years), China News Award, National Excellent Short Story Literature Award (for two consecutive years), Bingxin Children's Literature Award, Hebei Literature Revitalization Award (for four consecutive years) and Hebei Five-One Project Award (for five consecutive years).

Li Chunlei is the youngest reportage writer in the history of Lu Xun's literature prize, and the only writer who has won the Xu Chi reportage prize for three consecutive years. In June 2007, he was elected vice chairman of Hebei Writers Association and vice chairman of China Reportage Society.