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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Trudell | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Ron Block | 2002 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul Vangelisti | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Daniel Anderson | 2003 | Creative Writing | |
| Maggie Shipstead | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Peter Orlovsky | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Julene Bair | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| Vanessa Angélica Villarreal | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| DeWitt Henry | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Ramola Dharmaraj | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| KB Brookins | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul Greenberg | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| John Fulton | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| Phillis M. Levin | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Walter Ancarrow | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas McNeely | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Wendy Battin | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Judith Ortiz Cofer | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Anita Barrows | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Moira Crone | 1990 | Creative Writing |