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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Freeman | 2014 | Creative Writing | |
| Simon J. Ortiz | 1970 | Creative Writing | |
| Heather Ross Miller | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Margot Livesey | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Frank Chin | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Esther Broner | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| William Kittredge | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Sherod Santos | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| William Matthews | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Harold Jaffe | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Amy Knox Brown | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Brad Kessler | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| Averill Curdy | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Courtney Brkic | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| J. Faith Shearin | 2009 | Creative Writing | |
| Lina Meruane | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| Julie Carr | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Vicki Covington | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Anjali Sachdeva | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Joanna Higgins | 1989 | Creative Writing |