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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rita Brown | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Danielle Valore Evans | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| E. Norman Dukes | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Ron Silliman | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Alisha Dietzman | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Matthew Nienow | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Lisa Ress | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Susan McCallum-Smith | 2012 | Creative Writing | |
| Melinda Capps | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Lisa Steinman | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Suzanne Matson | 2012 | Creative Writing | |
| Mekeel McBride | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Cecil Giscombe | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Dean Bakopoulos | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard D. Cole | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Jesús Ignacio Castillo | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Joel Agee | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Kevin A. González | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| Roy G. Guzmán | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Kathryn Davis | 1988 | Creative Writing |