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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Hansen | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Duane Ackerson | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Carole Oles | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Jerold Ramsey | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Russell Edson | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| James Lewisohn | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Chandler Brossard | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Margaret Edwards | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Anthony Towle | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Ben Hoffman | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Lynn Luria-Sukenick | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Larissa Szporluk | 2003 | Creative Writing | |
| Oliver de la Paz | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| Bernard Myers | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Tom Barbash | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| Richie Hofmann | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Barry Gifford | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| Cecilia Woloch | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Naton Leslie | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Emily McCully | 1980 | Creative Writing |