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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Hijuelos | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Amy Beeder | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| Donald Stap | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Rav Grewal-Kok | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Stephen Dobyns | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Edgar Kunz | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Li-Young Lee | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Maaza Mengiste | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| Aleda Shirley | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Sasha Pimentel | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Cunningham | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Teresa Cader | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Rebecca Solnit | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Harvey Swados | 1966 | Creative Writing | |
| Ann Townsend | 2003 | Creative Writing | |
| Katherine Rao | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Jan Kubicki | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Julian Hansbarger | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| David Southern | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| James DeVita | 2004 | Creative Writing |