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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Elman | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Emily Lee Luan | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Wright Morris | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Stephen E. Dunn | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael McFee | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Norman MacLoed | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Brendan James Galvin | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Keith Gunderson | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Pattiann Rogers | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Dennis Schmitz | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Don Meredith | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul Bergstraesser | 2012 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Farnsworth | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Ryan Teitman | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Halvard Johnson | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Tina Hall | 2014 | Creative Writing | |
| Lynne Barrett | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Dennis Schmitz | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Tadeusz Korzeniewski | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Marilyn Mei Ling Chin | 1993 | Creative Writing |