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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brionne Janae | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| J.C. Hallman | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| Maya Salameh | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Adrianne Marcus | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Bruce Gans | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Nelson Algren | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Sena Jeter Naslund | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Peter Spielberg | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Martin | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| William Carpenter | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Irving Feldman | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Louis Owens | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Zimler | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Joel , II Brouwer | 1999 | Creative Writing | |
| Douglas Goetsch | 2009 | Creative Writing | |
| Sarah Blake Schoenholtz | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| John William Hay | 1966 | Creative Writing | |
| George A. Wickes | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Jack Marlando | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Joyce Winslow | 1978 | Creative Writing |