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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Whitney | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Barbara Probst Solomon | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Romulus Linney | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul Zimmer | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Hill Long | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Eileen M. Zeitz | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| George Bilgere | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Martin M. Goldsmith | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Thylias Moss | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Kathy Callaway | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane Kenyon | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Barbara Goldberg | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Pablo Medina | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Mary McAnally | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Janet Desaulniers | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Charles Henley | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Ralph McInerny | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Mikhail Iossel | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| George Evans | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Melinda Capps | 2011 | Creative Writing |