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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Czepiel | 2012 | Creative Writing | |
| Ernest J. Gaines | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Susan Wood | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Vance Bourjailly | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Rachel Zucker | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| James Tate | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Joanne M. Meschery | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Quan Barry | 2014 | Creative Writing | |
| Ronald Johnson | 1970 | Creative Writing | |
| Frank Gagliano | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Lowell Jaeger | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Ed Bullins | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Duncan McNaughton | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| William Gaddis | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Ruth Borson | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Vern Rutsala | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Gish Jen | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Renée Branum | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas Reiter | 2003 | Creative Writing | |
| Anthony D'Souza | 2006 | Creative Writing |