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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Kadish | 2000 | Creative Writing | |
| Charlie Clark | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Christie Hodgen | 2002 | Creative Writing | |
| Lawrence Joseph | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Joe Ashby Porter | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| William Matthews | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Early | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Linda Svendsen | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Bim Angst | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Barbara Drake | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul Estaver | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Charles W. Thompson | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane Smiley | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Sharon Olds | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| W. D. Wetherell | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Harriet Doerr | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Joseph Geha | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Chris Drangle | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| Matthew Gellman | 2023 | Creative Writing |