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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martha Tennent | 2010 | Translation | Catalan |
| Jennifer Feeley | 2019 | Translation | Chinese |
| Anthony Chambers | 1992 | Translation | Japanese |
| Marjolijn de Jager | 2005 | Translation | Dutch |
| Matt Reeck | 2018 | Translation | Urdu |
| Clifford E. Landers | 2004 | Translation | Portuguese |
| Dominic Di Bernardi | 1991 | Translation | French |
| Shirley Kaufman | 2003 | Translation | Hebrew |
| Frederick Fornoff | 1993 | Translation | Spanish |
| Jason Grunebaum | 2011 | Translation | Hindi |
| Dr. Jeanne M. Garane | 2025 | Translation | French |
| Anne M. Cattaneo | 1981 | Translation | German |
| Katherine Silver | 1990 | Translation | Spanish |
| Richard Tillinghast | 2010 | Translation | Turkish |
| Karen Kovacik | 2019 | Translation | Polish |
| Peter Cole | 1992 | Translation | Hebrew |
| Leonard Fox | 2005 | Translation | Malagasy, French |
| Maruxa Relaño | 2018 | Translation | Spanish |
| Tiina Nunnally | 2004 | Translation | Norwegian |
| Paul Hansen | 1991 | Translation | Chinese |