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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Cawley | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Key K. Bird | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| May Sarton | 1967 | Creative Writing | |
| Alan Friedman | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Rita Brown | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Nahid Rachlin | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Myra Sklarew | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Sue Standing | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Deborah Keenan | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Judith Weaver | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Walter Bargen | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Natasha Tarpley | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Bob Hicok | 1999 | Creative Writing | |
| Tom Barbash | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| Meg Day | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Asako Serizawa | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| Donald Justice | 1966 | Creative Writing | |
| Cynthia MacDonald | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Gerald Stern | 1976 | Creative Writing |