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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Bursk | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Jose Hernandez Diaz | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Claude Stanush | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Corinne Demas Bliss | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Spilman | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Dionne Ford | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| Marge Piercy | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Bausch | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Elizabeth Spencer | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Ilya Kaminsky | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Armand Schwerner | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Madeleine Burnside | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Lola Haskins | 2003 | Creative Writing | |
| Bette Pesetsky | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Wayne Karlin | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| Aimee Nezhukumatathil | 2009 | Creative Writing | |
| Ben Jahn | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| Chanda Feldman | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| David Roderick Jr | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| Elliott Holt | 2022 | Creative Writing |