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 ascending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Chen | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Marjan Kamali | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| Leonard Gardner | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Marcia Douglas | 2014 | Creative Writing | |
| Erin Marie Lynch | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas McAfee | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Susan Somers-Willett | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| Mariah Rigg | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| John Ford Noonan | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul Bennett | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Lonnie Carter | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Harold Norse | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Charles Fuller | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| John Beecher | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Shaun O'Connell | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Janet McReynolds | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| David Clarke | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Mark Smith | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Barbara Guest | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Ernest Hebert | 1980 | Creative Writing |