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
Dionisio Martinez 1997 Creative Writing
Nora Okja Keller 2000 Creative Writing
Barbara Hurd 2002 Creative Writing
Leonie Adams 1966 Creative Writing
Davis McCombs 2003 Creative Writing
Kathy Callaway 1984 Creative Writing
Hillery Knight 1968 Creative Writing
Justin Cronin 2004 Creative Writing
Wayne Dodd 1984 Creative Writing
Kenneth Burke 1969 Creative Writing
Robert Hill Long 2005 Creative Writing
Laurie Colwin 1985 Creative Writing
Alvin Greenberg 1972 Creative Writing
Ron Rash 2006 Creative Writing
Alan Feldman 1986 Creative Writing
Jay Neugeboren 1973 Creative Writing
Rebecca Dunham 2007 Creative Writing
Michelle Herman 1986 Creative Writing
Harry Crews 1974 Creative Writing
Howard Frank Mosher 1987 Creative Writing