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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brigit Pegeen Kelly | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Phillip Lopate | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Essex Hemphill | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Vicki Lindner | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Mark Doty | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Bertram, Jr. Fairchild | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Pamela Painter | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Hiles | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Leila Philip | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Beth Nugent | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Steven Rinehart | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Carol Snow | 1997 | Creative Writing | |
| Steven Bloom | 1998 | Creative Writing | |
| Linda Mannheim | 2000 | Creative Writing | |
| Alex Espinoza | 2014 | Creative Writing | |
| LaTasha Diggs | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| Vedran Husic | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Ted Mathys | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Jennifer Sears | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| Charif Shanahan | 2019 | Creative Writing |