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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin Honig | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Susan Prospere | 1997 | Creative Writing | |
| Sonia Sanchez | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Nancy Couto | 1999 | Creative Writing | |
| John A. Williams | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Cherly Burket | 2001 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas Farber | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul Eggers | 2002 | Creative Writing | |
| Liz Breazeale | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Joel Oppenheimer | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Harry Pearson | 1967 | Creative Writing | |
| Vern Rutsala | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Pamela Millward | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Asako Serizawa | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| Carolyn M. Rodgers | 1970 | Creative Writing | |
| Bradley Trumpfheller | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Mary Oliver | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Smith Kirkpatrick | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Mewshaw | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| John Dacey | 1975 | Creative Writing |