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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cynthia Kadohata | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Leslie Monsour | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Millicent Borges | 1997 | Creative Writing | |
| Stephanie Vaughn | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Cording | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Melanie Rae Thon | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Lisa Sewell | 1999 | Creative Writing | |
| Lewis Hyde | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Joy Harjo | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Stuart Dischell | 2009 | Creative Writing | |
| Anna Rabinowitz | 2001 | Creative Writing | |
| Alan Hewat | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Carol Frost | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Mary Allen | 2002 | Creative Writing | |
| Maureen Howard | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Frank Chin | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Page Stegner | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Gayl Jones | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| June Jordan | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Nelson Algren | 1976 | Creative Writing |