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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen Kullman | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Levy | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Luz Hernandez | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Martin Sherman | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| George Evans | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Bernard H. Porter | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Tima Smith | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Jared Carter | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Kim Addonizio | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Barbara Selfridge | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Mary Peterson Strater | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Patrick Lawler | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Claude Brown | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Janet Peery | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Ramon Sender | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Christopher Soto | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| Benjamin Percy | 2012 | Creative Writing | |
| Rachel Heng | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| Jill Alexander Essbaum | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Donika Kelly | 2023 | Creative Writing |