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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Arthur | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Nancy Thompson | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Susan Shreve | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Coleman Barks | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Maggie Shipstead | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Peter Orlovsky | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Vanessa Angélica Villarreal | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| DeWitt Henry | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| KB Brookins | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| John Fulton | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| Walter Ancarrow | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Wendy Battin | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Isabel Bolton | 1967 | Creative Writing | |
| Judith Ortiz Cofer | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Stone | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Anita Barrows | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Eugene Ruggles | 1970 | Creative Writing | |
| Moira Crone | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Ward | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Frank X. Gaspar | 1991 | Creative Writing |