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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Bowles | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Stephen Knauth | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Charles Gordone | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Tomás Q. Morín | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| Jerome Charyn | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Katie Schmid | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Lynne McFall | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Kenneth O. Hanson | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Yong Ik Kim | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Analía Villagra | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| David Rivard | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Leslie Scalapino | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Rodney Smith | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul Zimmer | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| David Romtvedt | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| June G. Wagner | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Diane Lefer | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Shaw | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Celia Gittelson | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Russell Banks | 1983 | Creative Writing |