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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Millhauser | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Rodney Smith | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul Zimmer | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Nicholas Arvin | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Lore Segal | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| June G. Wagner | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Diane Lefer | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| William Allen | 2009 | Creative Writing | |
| Alfred Cantor | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Celia Gittelson | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Russell Banks | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Martone | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| William Moeckel | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Mary Biddinger | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul Harding | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Nick Lantz | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Andrew Malan Milward | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| Maya Pindyck | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| James Cunningham | 1966 | Creative Writing | |
| David Stacton | 1968 | Creative Writing |