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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Almon | 1997 | Creative Writing | |
| Theodore Deppe | 2003 | Creative Writing | |
| Brockway Clarke | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul La Farge | 2012 | Creative Writing | |
| Matthew Olzmann | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| Simon J. Ortiz | 1970 | Creative Writing | |
| William Matthews | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Ahmos, II Zu-Bolton | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Xam Cartier | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Norman Lavers | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| David Rivard | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Louise Gluck | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Toi Derricotte | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Lewen Kellman | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Gary Lutz | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Ron Block | 2002 | Creative Writing | |
| Emily Wilson | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Michelle Boisseau | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Bill Cheng | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Claire Luchette | 2020 | Creative Writing |