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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Chung | 2014 | Creative Writing | |
| Jessica Greenbaum | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| David Philip Mullins | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Hai-Dang Phan | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Elissa Washuta | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| Sarah Viren | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| Bernard Ferguson | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| J.C. Hallman | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| .CHISARAOKWU. | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Yannick Murphy | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Larry Levis | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Barbara Esstman | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Patricia Hampl | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Gary Glickman | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| William Tester | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Madison Smartt Bell | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Dennis Loy Johnson | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Daniel Lyons | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Virginia Furtwangler | 1994 | Creative Writing |