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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janet McCann | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul West | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Dock Adams | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Jess Row | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| Kim Edwards | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Jessica Auerbach | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Jack Anderson | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Gerald Stern | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Mark Smith-Soto | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Ana Castillo | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Marilyn Nelson | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Larry Heinemann | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Brandon Brown | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| Roger Sauls | 1970 | Creative Writing | |
| Patricia Goedicke | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| May-Lee Chai | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Greenfield | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Key K. Bird | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| Linda Hogan | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| David Shields | 1991 | Creative Writing |