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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Hedin | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| William Kennedy | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Joan Silber | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Igor Webb | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Mari E. Phemster | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Benjamin Saltman | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Josh Bell | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Ann Petry | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Bobbie Ann Mason | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Philip Levine | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Elizabeth Evans | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| Lee Gutkind | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Patricia McConnell | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| David Bottoms | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Geffrey Davis | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Alfred Corn | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Lawson Fusao Inada | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Jill Alexander Essbaum | 2003 | Creative Writing | |
| Arnold M. Rabin | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Noy Holland | 2004 | Creative Writing |