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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R. Michael Bundgaard | 1966 | Creative Writing | |
| George Bilgere | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Brad Watson | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| Gary Eller | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| John Crowe Ransom | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Thylias Moss | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane Hirshfield | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Brautigan | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Kathy Callaway | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Jhumpa Lahiri | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| Matthew Murrey | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| James McAuley | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Barbara Goldberg | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Jason Shinder | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Nancy Eimers | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Louise M. Meriwether | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Pablo Medina | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Joel Zabor | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Jessica Treadway | 1998 | Creative Writing | |
| Jose Yglesias | 1974 | Creative Writing |