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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Mersmann | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Kelly | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Jack Conroy | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Barbara Corcoran | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Leon Rooke | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Alice Notley | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Joanna Goodman | 2003 | Creative Writing | |
| Alan Heathcock | 2012 | Creative Writing | |
| Lee K. Abbott | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Peter Balakian | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| James Richardson | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Arthur Reel | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Young Smith | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Josie Sibara | 2014 | Creative Writing | |
| Mark Neely | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| Elisabeth Tova Bailey | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Jeanann Verlee | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Adam Johnson | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| Anna Journey | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Jonathan Escoffery | 2020 | Creative Writing |