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 Ferriss | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Hester Kaplan | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Quenton Baker | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| Gary Gildner | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Morna Murphy | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| A.D. Lauren-Abunassar | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Catherine Jones | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Ray Aranha | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| James Nolan | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Ronald Loewinsohn | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Gus Blaisdell | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Steven Orlen | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Ariel Dawson | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Paisley Rekdal | 2003 | Creative Writing | |
| Nancy Eimers | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Dorianne Laux | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Stanley Crawford | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Josip Novakovich | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Anita Feng | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Bob Hicok | 2009 | Creative Writing |