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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Junkins | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Daniel Fleshler | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Jerome Charyn | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Shaw | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Ana Castillo | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Lisa Bernstein | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| David Fenza | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Pinckney Benedict | 2000 | Creative Writing | |
| Alison Moore | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| Matthew Sailor | 2014 | Creative Writing | |
| Cyrée Jarelle Johnson | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Rebecca Hazelwood | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| Brian Gyamfi | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Alexander Theroux | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Carolyn See | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Pat Staten | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Stephen Grecco | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Philip Magdalany | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Morgan | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| William Heyen | 1984 | Creative Writing |