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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denise Giardina | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Kat Meads | 2003 | Creative Writing | |
| Scott Sanders | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| Alison Moore | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| Blas Falconer | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Anne Sanow | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| Catherine Doty | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Christopher Soto | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| Benjamin Percy | 2012 | Creative Writing | |
| John Humphreys | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Rachel Heng | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| Jill Alexander Essbaum | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Sandra Epstein | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Donika Kelly | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Kimberly Foote | 2014 | Creative Writing | |
| Christopher Howell | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Chris McCormick | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| Samuel Sax | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| Philip Levine | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Samrat Upadhyay | 2016 | Creative Writing |