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 ascending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Lancelotta | 2012 | Creative Writing | |
| Scott R. Sommer | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Frederick Busch | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Hugh Seidman | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Curtis L. Johnson | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Ryan | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Tom McDonough | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Creeley | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Brendan James Galvin | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Jonathan Strong | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Croley | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Elizabeth Spires | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Pietro di Donato | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Christopher McIlroy | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Melanie Figg | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Walter Myers | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| James Grove | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Rita Garitano | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Sandra Gail Lambert | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| John Christgau | 1983 | Creative Writing |