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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard D. Cole | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| David P. Young | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Joel Agee | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas McGrath | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Jan Reid | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Kathryn Davis | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Alexis Pauline Gumbs | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| Arthur Kayzakian | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane Casey | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane Marchant | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| Ron Overton | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Nathalie Handal | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| James Campbell | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Carolynne Scott | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Louis Ohle | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Anne Waldman | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| R. Michael Bundgaard | 1966 | Creative Writing | |
| Louise Gluck | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| John Crowe Ransom | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Bebe Moore Campbell | 1980 | Creative Writing |