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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Walker | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Alan Cheuse | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Patricia A. Eakins | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Debra Allbery | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Lucy Ferriss | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Ursula Hegi | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Lex Williford | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Jeffrey Greene | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Sheila Mulligan-Webb | 2002 | Creative Writing | |
| George Calvin Waldrep III | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Jericho Brown | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Diane Cook | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Ling Ma | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Ramona Weeks | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Conrad Hilberry | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Janet McReynolds | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Marie Ponsot | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Donna Brook | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Kevin McIlvoy | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Coover | 1985 | Creative Writing |