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 ascending | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| L. Keith Cohen | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| John Kessel | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| David Wojahn | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Margaret Anderson | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Stephanie Vaughn | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| David Swanger | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Laurie Duesing | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| David Shevin | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Anna Maria Keesey | 1998 | Creative Writing | |
| Bernard Cooper | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| James Reed | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| William Lychack | 2012 | Creative Writing | |
| Jennifer Elise Foerster | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Sally Wen Mao | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| James McPherson | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Calvin Anderson | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Deena Metzger | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Carolyn F. Emshwiller | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Stephen E. Dunn | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Cynthia Huntington | 1984 | Creative Writing |