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 | Language Sort descending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joy Harjo | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Smith Kirkpatrick | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Susan Prospere | 1997 | Creative Writing | |
| Vicki Lindner | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Eugene Garber | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Mewshaw | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Nancy Couto | 1999 | Creative Writing | |
| Mark Doty | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Lorenzo Thomas | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Meredith Sue Willis | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| John Dacey | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Cherly Burket | 2001 | Creative Writing | |
| Bertram, Jr. Fairchild | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Cynthia Huntington | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Charles Simic | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| David McElroy | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul Eggers | 2002 | Creative Writing | |
| Pamela Painter | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Chris Tysh | 2003 | Creative Writing | |
| Brian Ascalon Roley | 2020 | Creative Writing |