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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May Swenson | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Tim Kelly | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Coleman Barks | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Barry Beckham | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Gloria Naylor | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Currey | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Joseph Duemer | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Beth Nugent | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Linda Mannheim | 2000 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Hill Long | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Jesse Ball | 2014 | Creative Writing | |
| Antony Fangary | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Christopher Castellani | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Seide | 1967 | Creative Writing | |
| Albert Drake | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Davidson | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Abel | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Nancy Fales | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Nancy K. Piore | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Susan Wood | 1984 | Creative Writing |