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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Bentley | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Suzanne Paola | 2002 | Creative Writing | |
| Bernard Cooper | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| James Daniels | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Eric Puchner | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane M. Satterfield | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| James Reed | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Maxine Jaffe | 2009 | Creative Writing | |
| Roy Kesey | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| James Mersmann | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Kelly | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Jack Conroy | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Barbara Corcoran | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Leon Rooke | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Alice Notley | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Margaret (Maggie) Nelson | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Drury Pifer | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Selzer | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Lee K. Abbott | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Stephanie Soileau | 2012 | Creative Writing |