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
Margot Livesey 1986 Creative Writing
Thomas Rabbitt 1997 Creative Writing
Jessica Maxwell 1982 Creative Writing
Esther Broner 1987 Creative Writing
Natasha Trethewey 1999 Creative Writing
Sherod Santos 1987 Creative Writing
Christopher Buckley 2001 Creative Writing
Louise Erdrich 1983 Creative Writing
Harold Jaffe 1988 Creative Writing
Paul Hendrickson 2002 Creative Writing
David Rigsbee 1984 Creative Writing
Cleopatra Mathis 2003 Creative Writing
Verlyn Klinkenborg 1988 Creative Writing
Jonathan Waterman 2004 Creative Writing
Joan Murray 1989 Creative Writing
Matthew Donovan 2005 Creative Writing
Alex Kuo 1990 Creative Writing
Nancy Zafris 2006 Creative Writing
Michael Bugeja 1990 Creative Writing
Michelle Detorie 2007 Creative Writing