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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Gyamfi | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Donald Justice | 1966 | Creative Writing | |
| Barton Midwood | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Edward Dorn | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Pete Dexter | 1970 | Creative Writing | |
| Cynthia MacDonald | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Craig Nova | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Sandra McPherson | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Hall | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Nan Cohen | 2003 | Creative Writing | |
| Benjamin Paloff | 2009 | Creative Writing | |
| Daniel Raeburn | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| Cristin Aptowicz | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Frederick Manfred | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Momoko Iko | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Carolyn Forche | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Quintin Peterson | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| James Magnuson | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Thompson | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Gibbons Ruark | 1979 | Creative Writing |