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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy Corin | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Jose Hernandez Diaz | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Dionne Ford | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| Ilya Kaminsky | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| David Roderick Jr | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| Elliott Holt | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| E. J. Koh | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Derek Palacio | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| Herbert Scott | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert McQuilkin | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Harold Brodkey | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Tom Clark | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Jon Davis | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Christopher Bursk | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Spilman | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Elizabeth Spencer | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Pamela Kennedy | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| J. D. Whitney | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul Russell | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane Brox | 1994 | Creative Writing |