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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Cherry | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Steve Tesich | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Donna Brook | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Sandra Cisneros | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Ira Sadoff | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Kevin McIlvoy | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Charles P. Wright | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| John Pijewski | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Steven Cramer | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Jessica Auerbach | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Linda Hogan | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Deborah Digges | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Ron Hansen | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Gerald Constanzo | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Brian Teare | 2003 | Creative Writing | |
| Jonathan Treitel | 2012 | Creative Writing | |
| Jess Row | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| Philip Metres | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Mark Smith-Soto | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Percival Everett | 2014 | Creative Writing |