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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy Kidder | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Russell Edson | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Ruth Whitman | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Lewen Kellman | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Brian Teare | 2003 | Creative Writing | |
| Jess Row | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| Mark Smith-Soto | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| May-Lee Chai | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| Lynn C. Powell | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Nona Caspers | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| William Notter | 2009 | Creative Writing | |
| Yerra Sugarman | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| John Pijewski | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Steven Cramer | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Teresa Cader | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Jessica Auerbach | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane Miller | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Brandon Brown | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| Dennis Covington | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Jamey Hatley | 2016 | Creative Writing |