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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberta Spear | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Elizabeth Tallent | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas Farber | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Callan Wink | 2014 | Creative Writing | |
| Jennifer Givhan | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| Anthony Marra | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Emmy Perez | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Jerald Walker | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| Amy Woolard | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Emma Törzs | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Sonya Bilocerkowycz | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| Antony Fangary | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Edgar Gomez | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| Maurya Kerr | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Willis Johnson | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Kaye Gibbons | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Audre G. Lorde | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Nhuong Huynh | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Gary A. Soto | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| William Stafford | 1991 | Creative Writing |