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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| David E. Ray | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Joanne M. Meschery | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Ruth Borson | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Audre G. Lorde | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Lynn Emanuel | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Douglas King | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Samuel Atlee | 2000 | Creative Writing | |
| Ben Jahn | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| Otessa Moshfegh | 2014 | Creative Writing | |
| Julia Koets | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Deborah Jackson Taffa | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| Patrick Holian | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Bill Deemer | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Daniel Epstein | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Patricia Hampl | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Tamara Kennelly | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Raymond Carver | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Morgan | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| William Meredith | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Jean McGarry | 1987 | Creative Writing |