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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nellie Hermann | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Jonathan Williams | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| David Tomas Martinez | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Edward Williams | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Adam Ehrlich Sachs | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| Meredith Steinbach | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Danniel Schoonebeek | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Charles Bernstein | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Ira Lewis | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul Auster | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Paula Vogel | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Charles T. Cole | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Alexis DeVeaux | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Laura Gilpin | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Aleida M. Rodriguez | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Primus St. John | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Douglas Crowell | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Shelby Hearon | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Leta McCollough Seletzky | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| Bruce Snider | 2023 | Creative Writing |