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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. A. McDonald | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Shane McCrae | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Wendy Kesselman | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Cathy Hong | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Jameson Fitzpatrick | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Lawrence Joseph | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| George Bennett | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Daniel Orozco | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| Rebecca Hazelwood | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| John Koethe | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Thalia Cheronis-Selz | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| David Barber | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Rose Zinnia | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Anna Maria Keesey | 1998 | Creative Writing | |
| Jose Montoya | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Douglas Dorst | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Sonia Gernes | 1999 | Creative Writing | |
| Nat Akin | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| Andrew Fetler | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Joseph Leeming | 2009 | Creative Writing |