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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurell Swails | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Hayden Carruth | 1967 | Creative Writing | |
| Jen Silverman | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas Gavin | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Paule Marshall | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Tobias Wray | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Elaine F. Boatin | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| David Deck | 1970 | Creative Writing | |
| Stephen Liu | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Megan Terry | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Jessica Maxwell | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Stanley Crawford | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Rothschild | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Louise Erdrich | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Jonathan Holden | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| David Rigsbee | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| David Smith | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Brenda Seabrooke | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Nadia Kalman | 2012 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas Farber | 1994 | Creative Writing |