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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Justice | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Joanna Goodman | 2003 | Creative Writing | |
| Mark Steadman | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Roderick Jellema | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Peter Balakian | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| Young Smith | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Jan Clausen | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| William Kittredge | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Marilyn Nelson | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Catherine Petroski | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Adam Johnson | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| Peter Leach | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Anna Journey | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Louis Owens | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Cynthia MacDonald | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Hershon | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Jared Carter | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Nancy Berg | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Gray Jacobik | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Jonathan Escoffery | 2020 | Creative Writing |