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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Monsour | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Ruth Ellen Kocher | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Melanie Rae Thon | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Jennifer Maritza McCauley | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| Stuart Dischell | 2009 | Creative Writing | |
| Catherine Pierce | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Susan Tichy | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Ling Ma | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| James Gander | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Robin Beth Schaer | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| Stefanie Marlis | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| James M. Brown | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Lynda Leidiger | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Marilyn Abildskov | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| David S. Reynolds | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Cynthia Kadohata | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Rob Macaisa Colgate | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Millicent Borges | 1997 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Cording | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Lisa Sewell | 1999 | Creative Writing |