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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Theroux | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| George Calvin Waldrep III | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Alfred Corn | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Allen Wier | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Ellen Cooney | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Burkard | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Montgomery | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Lorraine Brown | 2009 | Creative Writing | |
| George Looney | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael McClure | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Rae Paris | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| Sarah Strickley | 2012 | Creative Writing | |
| Stuart Hoahwah | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Hadara Bar-Nadav | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Jennifer duBois | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| Ama Codjoe | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Lawrence Raab | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Diana Abu-Jaber | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| William Meredith | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Lynne Sharon Schwartz | 1985 | Creative Writing |