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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vedran Husic | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Ted Mathys | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Jennifer Sears | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| Charif Shanahan | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Brian Ascalon Roley | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Toby Altman | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| Ashanti Anderson | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| S. Isabel Choi | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| Madeleine Cravens | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas Weil | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Jesse Lee Kercheval | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Adele Dumaran | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Martha Collins | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Dennis McFarland | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Sheryl St. Germain | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Kimiko Hahn | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Corrinne Hales | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Bradford Barkley | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas Bailey | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Jean Janzen | 1995 | Creative Writing |