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 Sort descending | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erika L. Sánchez | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Louise Abbott | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Marvin Mandel | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas Absher | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Charles Stein | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Wendy Kesselman | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Andrew Fetler | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Frank Bidart | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Phillip Foss | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Wesley McNair | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| John Engels | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Ana Castillo | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Karen Palmer | 2000 | Creative Writing | |
| Ramola Dharmaraj | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Daniel Mason | 2014 | Creative Writing | |
| Evelyn Berry | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Amanda Ajamfar | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| Kenneth Patchen | 1967 | Creative Writing | |
| William Pitt Root | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Max Apple | 1976 | Creative Writing |