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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah L. Boe | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Rosellen Brown | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Gerald Stern | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Joseph Maiolo | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Carol Muske-Dukes | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Gary Miranda | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Nancy Willard | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Colleen McElroy | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Callahan | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| James Thomas | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Sara Vogan | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane Smiley | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Sena Jeter Naslund | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Ling Ma | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Jackson MacLow | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Robin Beth Schaer | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| Theodore Greenwald | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Marilyn Abildskov | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| Rob Macaisa Colgate | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Tania Runyan | 2011 | Creative Writing |