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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Range | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| Benjamin Saltman | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Montgomery | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Barbara Long | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Evangelina Vigil | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| David MacDonald | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Joe David Bellamy | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Sherod Santos | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Brenda Osbey | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Margaret Diehl | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Eleni Sikelianos | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Stephen Daniel Marion | 2000 | Creative Writing | |
| Daniel Raeburn | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| Percival Everett | 2014 | Creative Writing | |
| Bojan Louis | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Vida James | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| Ariana Benson | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Cynthia Ozick | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Daphne Athas | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Peter Michelson | 1976 | Creative Writing |