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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joy Williams | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| James Cross | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Cid Corman | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Barbara Szerlip | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Theodore Worozbyt | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Albert Abonado | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| Pamala Karol | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Melissa Febos | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| Douglas King | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| J. Bailey Hutchinson | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Vida James | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| Jeffrey Gustavson | 1997 | Creative Writing | |
| Angie Mazakis | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Christine Garren | 1999 | Creative Writing | |
| Samuel Atlee | 2000 | Creative Writing | |
| David Searcy | 2002 | Creative Writing | |
| Sharon Dilworth | 2000 | Creative Writing | |
| Donald Antrim | 2002 | Creative Writing | |
| Donald McCaig | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Linda Hasselstrom | 1984 | Creative Writing |