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 Language
Edward Dahlberg 1973 Creative Writing
Henry Carlile 1976 Creative Writing
Jonis Agee 1978 Creative Writing
Joe Ashby Porter 1980 Creative Writing
Charles W. Thompson 1982 Creative Writing
Lola Haskins 1984 Creative Writing
Richard Ford 1986 Creative Writing
Bruce Smith 1989 Creative Writing
Judith Kitchen 1991 Creative Writing
Bradford Barkley 1994 Creative Writing
Susan Prospere 1997 Creative Writing
Donald Lystra 2008 Creative Writing
Shann Ferch 2012 Creative Writing
Josh Bell 2017 Creative Writing
Charlotte Painter 1972 Creative Writing
Arthenia Millican 1976 Creative Writing
Carolynne Scott 1978 Creative Writing
Bebe Moore Campbell 1980 Creative Writing
Roland Flint 1981 Creative Writing
Bruce Smith 1984 Creative Writing