Literature Fellowships
Below is a list of all NEA Literature Fellowships awarded since 1965. You can search by year, name, or fellowship type (creative writing or translation).
We also have sections where you can find out more information about some of the fellows. You can meet some of the fellows who received creative writing awards from 2001 to the present. You can meet some of the fellows who received translation awards from 2011 to the present.
| Name | Year | Type | Language Sort descending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Federman | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Francine Prose | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Wendy Barker | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Mary Swander | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Billy Collins | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Patricia McConnell | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Hayden Carruth | 1967 | Creative Writing | |
| Paule Marshall | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| David Deck | 1970 | Creative Writing | |
| Megan Terry | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Stanley Crawford | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Rothschild | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Jonathan Holden | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| David Smith | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Cleopatra Mathis | 2003 | Creative Writing | |
| Jonathan Waterman | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| Matthew Donovan | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Nancy Zafris | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| Michelle Detorie | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Silas Zobal | 2008 | Creative Writing |