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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John O. Killens | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Quenton Baker | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| Spalding Gray | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| David Low | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Roberta Kalechofsky | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| A.D. Lauren-Abunassar | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Gary A. Soto | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| William O'Rourke | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Jonathan Penner | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Bruce Guernsey | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Jean Harper | 2012 | Creative Writing | |
| Kerrin McCadden | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| John Carpenter | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Martin Pousson | 2014 | Creative Writing | |
| Shreela Ray | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Eliot Wilson | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| Jean Strouse | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| David Huddle | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Mark Strand | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Barrett Watten | 1979 | Creative Writing |