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
Vu Tran 2018 Creative Writing
Tamara Kennelly 1983 Creative Writing
Keith S. Wilson 2019 Creative Writing
Laurel Bird 1966 Creative Writing
Heather Ross Miller 1968 Creative Writing
Joseph Frank 1969 Creative Writing
Adrienne Kennedy 1972 Creative Writing
James Koller 1973 Creative Writing
Gordon Weaver 1974 Creative Writing
Zane Kotker 1974 Creative Writing
Allan Gurganus 1976 Creative Writing
Ruth L. Schwartz 1993 Creative Writing
Marina Temkina 1994 Creative Writing
Carol Anshaw 1995 Creative Writing
William Garrison 1995 Creative Writing
David Biespiel 1997 Creative Writing
Mark Slouka 2000 Creative Writing
Anthony Doerr 2002 Creative Writing
William O'Brien 1988 Creative Writing
Judith Weaver 1989 Creative Writing