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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| James F. Pierce | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Gilbert Sorrentino | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Yvonne Chism-Peace | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Alicia Ostriker | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Blumenthal | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Alice Fulton | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Craig Nova | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Cary Holladay | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Coover | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Carol Ann Davis | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Gjertrud Schnackenberg | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| David Vann | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Yvonne Sapia | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Jason Koo | 2009 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Van Walleghen | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Matthew Batt | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| Bruce Weigl | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Killarney Clary | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul Vangelisti | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Maggie Shipstead | 2020 | Creative Writing |