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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy Corin | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Jose Hernandez Diaz | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Dionne Ford | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| Ilya Kaminsky | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Pamela Kennedy | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| David Roderick Jr | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| J. D. Whitney | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Elliott Holt | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| E. J. Koh | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Larson | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Derek Palacio | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| Paula Gover | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Kathleen Tyau | 1998 | Creative Writing | |
| Brady Udall | 2000 | Creative Writing | |
| R. Zamora Linmark | 2001 | Creative Writing | |
| Lola Haskins | 2003 | Creative Writing | |
| Wayne Karlin | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| Aimee Nezhukumatathil | 2009 | Creative Writing | |
| Ben Jahn | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| Chanda Feldman | 2011 | Creative Writing |