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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Theroux | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Diane Wakoski | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Monica di Emidio | 1970 | Creative Writing | |
| Lucy Corin | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Serena Rose Chopra | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Charles H. Newman | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Jose Hernandez Diaz | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Carolyn See | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Dionne Ford | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| Roy London | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Ilya Kaminsky | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Primus St. John | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Frank Bidart | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Rossman | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Bradford Stark | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Paula Gunn Allen | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| James DeJongh | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Sorrells | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Herbert Scott | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Frederick Barthelme | 1979 | Creative Writing |