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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Short | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Tania Runyan | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Frank Chin | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Ling Ma | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Page Stegner | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Robin Beth Schaer | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| Lillian-Yvonne Bertram | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| June Jordan | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Marilyn Abildskov | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| Kaitlyn Greenidge | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Rob Macaisa Colgate | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Ruth Ellen Kocher | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Ntozake Shange | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Jennifer Maritza McCauley | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| David MacDonald | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Catherine Pierce | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Stone | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| X. J. Kennedy | 1966 | Creative Writing | |
| Louise Bogan | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Arlene Heyman | 1970 | Creative Writing |