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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Anjali Sachdeva | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| makalani bandele | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Ash Davidson | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| Allison Pitinii Davis | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Josephine Miles | 1966 | Creative Writing | |
| Corey Marks | 2003 | Creative Writing | |
| Lazarre Seymour Simckes | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Frank Conroy | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Joshua Harmon | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas M. Veitch | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| John Felstiner | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Blumenthal | 2005 | Creative Writing |