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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Hernandez Diaz | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Karen Mockler | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Dionne Ford | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| Rebecca Black | 2009 | Creative Writing | |
| Ilya Kaminsky | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Simone Zelitch | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| Roberta Murphy | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Vanessa Hua | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Gregory Orr | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Campbell | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Walter McDonald | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Geoffrey Becker | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Laurence Yep | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Benjamin Miller | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Brian Kiteley | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Serena Rose Chopra | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Leslea Newman | 1997 | Creative Writing | |
| Peter Christopher | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Jacqueline Osherow | 1999 | Creative Writing | |
| Jill Eisenstadt | 1992 | Creative Writing |