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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marina L. Harris | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Joseph Campana | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Kevin Haworth | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Joni Tevis | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Alice Walker | 1970 | Creative Writing | |
| Ishmael Reed | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Kathleen Fraser | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul Kahn | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| George Bennett | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Martone | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Steve Kowit | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Dean Young | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Leslie Lawrence | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Ann Packer | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Greenfield | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul Greenberg | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| Major Jackson | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| William Edyvean | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Phyllis Janowitz | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Yong Ik Kim | 1976 | Creative Writing |