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 | |
| Thomas McAfee | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Marcia Douglas | 2014 | Creative Writing | |
| John Ford Noonan | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Susan Somers-Willett | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul Bennett | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Lonnie Carter | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Harold Norse | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Charles Fuller | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Peter Liotta | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane McCafferty | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Aaron Shurin | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Natalie Kusz | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Sharon Bryan | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Lan Samantha Chang | 1998 | Creative Writing | |
| Cris Mazza | 2000 | Creative Writing | |
| Roger Mitchell | 2001 | Creative Writing | |
| Ernest Hebert | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| James Brummels | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Mindy Pennybacker | 1980 | Creative Writing |