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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Baez Bendorf | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| Sandra Epstein | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Jeffrey James Thomson | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Denise Levertov | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Christopher Howell | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Jonathan Dee | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| Melody Davis | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Louise Gluck | 1970 | Creative Writing | |
| Philip Levine | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Jeffrey T. Skinner | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Nicole Cooley | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Bill Cheng | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Armand Schwerner | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Victoria Chang | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| David Shields | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| John D'Agata | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| John Daniel | 1998 | Creative Writing | |
| Darin Ciccotelli | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Bink Noll | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas N.R. Rogers | 1982 | Creative Writing |