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
Dashka Slater 2004 Creative Writing
Kathleen Flenniken 2005 Creative Writing
Lysley Tenorio 2006 Creative Writing
Kathleen Peirce 2005 Creative Writing
Manuel Munoz 2006 Creative Writing
Karen Rigby 2007 Creative Writing
Margaret Dean 2008 Creative Writing
Steven Kronen 2009 Creative Writing
ZZ Packer 2010 Creative Writing
Stephen Sandy 1988 Creative Writing
Marcus Grapes 1984 Creative Writing
Joseph Nicholson 1980 Creative Writing
Hortense Calisher 1989 Creative Writing
Stephanie Vaughn 1980 Creative Writing
John Milton 1976 Creative Writing
Mona Van Duyn 1985 Creative Writing
David Vigoda 1981 Creative Writing
Lisel Mueller 1990 Creative Writing
Stephen Berg 1976 Creative Writing
Diana O'Hehir 1986 Creative Writing