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
Paule Marshall 1968 Creative Writing
Tobias Wray 2023 Creative Writing
David Deck 1970 Creative Writing
Megan Terry 1972 Creative Writing
Stanley Crawford 1973 Creative Writing
Michael Rothschild 1974 Creative Writing
Jonathan Holden 1975 Creative Writing
David Smith 1976 Creative Writing
Mary Karr 1984 Creative Writing
C. K. Williams 1985 Creative Writing
Raymond Federman 1985 Creative Writing
Francine Prose 1986 Creative Writing
Wendy Barker 1986 Creative Writing
Mary Swander 1987 Creative Writing
Billy Collins 1988 Creative Writing
Patricia McConnell 1988 Creative Writing
Laurell Swails 1980 Creative Writing
Thomas Gavin 1980 Creative Writing
Elaine F. Boatin 1981 Creative Writing
Stephen Liu 1981 Creative Writing