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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josie Sibara | 2014 | Creative Writing | |
| Jan Clausen | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Kelly | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| C. J. Hribal | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Mark Neely | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| William Kittredge | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Jack Conroy | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Ralph Beer | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Elisabeth Tova Bailey | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Marilyn Nelson | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Barbara Corcoran | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Jimmy Santiago Baca | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Jeanann Verlee | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Catherine Petroski | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Leon Rooke | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Peter Leach | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Alice Notley | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Karen Joy Fowler | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Suzanne Paola | 2002 | Creative Writing | |
| Lee K. Abbott | 1979 | Creative Writing |