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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolynne Scott | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Jose Yglesias | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Alyson Hagy | 2000 | Creative Writing | |
| Louis Ohle | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Del Hunt | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Noelle Kocot | 2001 | Creative Writing | |
| Kathryn Davis | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Anne Waldman | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| C.G. Hanzlicek | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Louise Gluck | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Bebe Moore Campbell | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Janalyn Guo | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Nicole Sealey | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| Jeff Whitney | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| John Ford Noonan | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Ronald Sukenick | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Cheri Fein | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Peter LaSalle | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| David P. Young | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas McGrath | 1982 | Creative Writing |