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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Delaney | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Julia Kasdorf | 2009 | Creative Writing | |
| Padma Viswanathan | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Seide | 1967 | Creative Writing | |
| Elizabeth Barr | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Marcus Wicker | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| Aram Saroyan | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Sandra Scofield | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| James Harris | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Hugh Seidman | 1970 | Creative Writing | |
| Jessica Neely | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Plattz | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| William Jay Smith | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Henri Coulette | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Albert Drake | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Martha Wall | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Alvah Bessie | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Bagg | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Elizabeth Spires | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Kenneth Bernard | 1978 | Creative Writing |