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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ira Sadoff | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Kevin McIlvoy | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Charles P. Wright | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Grover Lewis | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Patricia Hampl | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Ebbe Smith | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Sally Ordway | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Jerry Kamstra | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Tamara Kennelly | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Frances de Pontes Peebles | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Jamie MacInnis | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Turner Cassity | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Christopher Castellani | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| DeeSoul Carson | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Marvin Bell | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Anthony Petrosky | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul West | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Anders Carlson-Wee | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| Elaine F. Boatin | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Kevin Haworth | 2016 | Creative Writing |