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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. S. Merwin | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Helga Morpurgo | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Jonathan Williams | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul Auster | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Gary Kissick | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Maureen Spike | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Sandra McPherson | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Colette Inez | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Laurence Yep | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| A. Manette Ansay | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard McCann | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Virgil Suarez | 2001 | Creative Writing | |
| Oscar Casares | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| Donald (Sean) Hill | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| Sam Cornish | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Paula Fox | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| William Ransom | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Diane Ward | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Constance Pierce | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane Miller | 1985 | Creative Writing |