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
Paul Auster 1985 Creative Writing
Percival Everett 2014 Creative Writing
Larry Heinemann 1981 Creative Writing
Susan Miller 1976 Creative Writing
Edward P. Jones 1986 Creative Writing
John Robinson 1977 Creative Writing
Tama Janowitz 1986 Creative Writing
Pedro O. Vasquez 1982 Creative Writing
Donna Mack 1978 Creative Writing
Lucia Berlin 1987 Creative Writing
Dinitia Smith 1983 Creative Writing
Mary Morris 1978 Creative Writing
Allison Funk 1988 Creative Writing
Sandra Jackson-Opoku 1983 Creative Writing
Carol Berge 1979 Creative Writing
Molly King 1988 Creative Writing
Brian Teare 2003 Creative Writing
Michael Scholnick 1979 Creative Writing
Jess Row 2004 Creative Writing
Charles Johnson 1980 Creative Writing