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 Sort ascending | Year | Type | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott R. Sommer | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Scott Kaukonen | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Scott Bradfield | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Sawako Nakayasu | 2008 | Translation | Japanese |
| Saul Zachary | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Saul O. Sanchez | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Saúl Hernández | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Saskia Hamilton | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Sasha Pimentel | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Sarah Viren | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Sarah Vap | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Sarah Thomas | 2017 | Translation | Spanish |
| Sarah Strickley | 2012 | Creative Writing | |
| Sarah Shun-lien Bynum | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| Sarah Ponichtera | 2015 | Translation | Yiddish |
| Sarah Messer | 1999 | Creative Writing | |
| Sarah Mangold | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Sarah Kennedy | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Sarah Gorham-Skinner | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Sarah Gambito | 2019 | Creative Writing |