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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Hoffman | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| David Bromige | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Charles Baxter | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| James Daniels | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Cantwell | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Katherine Min | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Carol Anshaw | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Mark Slouka | 2000 | Creative Writing | |
| Ted Mathys | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Laura Bell | 2014 | Creative Writing | |
| Matthew Gellman | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Julián Delgado Lopera | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| Jeff Whitney | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Sister M. Bernadetta Quinn | 1967 | Creative Writing | |
| Anthony Sobin | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Momoko Iko | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Thompson | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul West | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Pedro O. Vasquez | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas Absher | 1984 | Creative Writing |