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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Reisman | 1998 | Creative Writing | |
| David Lehman | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane Bernstein | 2000 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Shapard | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Virgil Suarez | 2001 | Creative Writing | |
| George Economou | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Greg Marshall | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Jennifer Sibley | 2012 | Creative Writing | |
| Ruth Awad | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| Miriam Bird Greenburg | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Otessa Moshfegh | 2014 | Creative Writing | |
| Amanda Ajamfar | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| Javier Zamora | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| Ariana Benson | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Harvey Swados | 1966 | Creative Writing | |
| Teresa Cader | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| David Southern | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Jan Kubicki | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| George Stanley | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Ullian | 1970 | Creative Writing |