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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Smith | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Barbara Guest | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Marie Ponsot | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Bobbie Creeley | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Stanley Rice | 1966 | Creative Writing | |
| Leonard Gardner | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Marjan Kamali | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas McAfee | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Erin Marie Lynch | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| John Ford Noonan | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Mariah Rigg | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul Bennett | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Lonnie Carter | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul Foster | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Lynn Luria-Sukenick | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Hayden Carruth | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Charles Gregory | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Ariel Dawson | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| John O. Killens | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Nancy Eimers | 1989 | Creative Writing |