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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Dukore | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Lina Meruane | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| David St. John | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Julie Carr | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Mary Ruefle | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Cleopatra Mathis | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Rebecca Kavaler | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Gibbons Ruark | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| William D. Lee | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Heffernan | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Blanche McCrary Boyd | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Patricia Reeves | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Ronald Robinson | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Lois-Ann Inferrera | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Brian Evenson | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas Gardner | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Cathy Song | 1997 | Creative Writing | |
| Veronica Chambers | 1998 | Creative Writing | |
| Lynn Stegner | 2000 | Creative Writing | |
| Andrew Brininstool | 2014 | Creative Writing |