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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janice Harrington | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Marina L. Harris | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Nora Sayre | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| James Tomlinson | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Jennifer Cornell | 1998 | Creative Writing | |
| Jack Steele | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael McGriff | 2009 | Creative Writing | |
| Rita Brown | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Salar Abdoh | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| Nikki Moustaki | 2001 | Creative Writing | |
| Matthew Nienow | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| E. Norman Dukes | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Susan McCallum-Smith | 2012 | Creative Writing | |
| Ron Silliman | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Tea Obreht | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Emma Bolden | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Amanda Goldblatt | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| Sarah Gambito | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Danielle Valore Evans | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| John E. White | 1980 | Creative Writing |