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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Swiss | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Teig | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Aria Minu-Sepehr | 2014 | Creative Writing | |
| Jonathan Holden | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Patrick Ryan | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| Kerry James Evans | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| Nicole Walker | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Joy Ladin | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Martin Espada | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Tara Ison | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Hieu Minh Nguyen | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Gerald Stern | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Dominic Smith | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| Stephen Tudor | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Jacob Sunderlin | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Helen Degen Cohen | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| James Fetler | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Phillip Bosakowski | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Ann Birstein | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Leslie Brody | 1981 | Creative Writing |