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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darrel Alejandro Holnes | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Gloria Still | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard P. Jackson | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Gloria Naylor | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Tobias Wolff | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| John Wieners | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Charlotte Mendez | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Currey | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Dolores Kendrick | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Christopher Soto | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| Rachel Heng | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| Donika Kelly | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Chris McCormick | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| Ellen Kullman | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Reuel Denney | 1966 | Creative Writing | |
| Kevin Bowen | 2003 | Creative Writing | |
| Martin Sherman | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| John Haines | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| T. Greenwood | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Hazel | 1969 | Creative Writing |