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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Pate | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| David Rounds | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Martin M. Wampler | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Bernadette Mayer | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Marshall Reese | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Caroline A. Richards | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Stephen Sandy | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Hortense Calisher | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Dorene O'Brien | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| Kathleen Peirce | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Lisel Mueller | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Manuel Munoz | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| Claire Bateman | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Karen Rigby | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Shelton | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Margaret Dean | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| John Mort | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Steven Kronen | 2009 | Creative Writing | |
| Benjamin Howard | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| ZZ Packer | 2010 | Creative Writing |