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 ascending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joanna M. Glass | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard J. Nelson | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Barry Gifford | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Madeline DeFrees | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Bob Shacochis | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Ruben Medina | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Gilbert Sorrentino | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Rene Vasicek | 2012 | Creative Writing | |
| Elizabeth Arthur | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| David St. John | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Simone Muench | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Sallie Tisdale | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| William Baer | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| James Scully | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Lee Maynard | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| John Vernon | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Mark P. Costello | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Arthur Homer | 1998 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane Armstrong | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| Elizabeth McCracken | 1992 | Creative Writing |