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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darrel Alejandro Holnes | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Ellen Kullman | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Christopher Soto | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| Martin Sherman | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Rachel Heng | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| Donika Kelly | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Jared Carter | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Chris McCormick | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| Mary Peterson Strater | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Claude Brown | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Ramon Sender | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Ben Belitt | 1966 | Creative Writing | |
| Gloria Still | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| William Gaddis | 1967 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard P. Jackson | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Denise Levertov | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Gloria Naylor | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Louise Gluck | 1970 | Creative Writing | |
| Tobias Wolff | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Armand Schwerner | 1973 | Creative Writing |