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 Sort descending | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dianne Benedict | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Maureen Howard | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| William O'Rourke | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Lorna Dee Cervantes | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| John Koethe | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Suzanne Paola | 2002 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane M. Satterfield | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Rebecca Lindenberg | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Meghan Daum | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Karen Olsson | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Hazel | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Denis Johnson | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Jody Aliesan | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Mary White | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Edward Hirsch | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Lorenzo Thomas | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Hedin | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Carole Maso | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| John Vernon | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Natalie Kenvin | 1995 | Creative Writing |