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 Sort descending | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Strand | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Kevin O'Morrison | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Irene Wanner | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Cadnum | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Abby Frucht | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Eudora Welty | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Burkard | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Hal Sirowitz | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Kate Walbert | 1998 | Creative Writing | |
| J. Mark Powell | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| Melanie Rae Thon | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Matt Morton | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| Linda Pasten | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Daniel O'Brien | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Frederic Prokosch | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| DeWitt Henry | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Wanda Coleman | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Gloria Still | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| John Wieners | 1986 | Creative Writing |