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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacqueline Kolosov-Wenthe | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Victoria Lancelotta | 2012 | Creative Writing | |
| Melanie Figg | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Ruth Awad | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| James McAuley | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| C.G. Hanzlicek | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| David Rounds | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Caroline A. Richards | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Stephen Dobyns | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Conrad Hilberry | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Hannah Weiner | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Phyllis Janowitz | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Andrea Hollander | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Pamela Kennedy | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Paula Gover | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Ann Townsend | 2003 | Creative Writing | |
| Lightsey Darst | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| R.O. Kwon | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Jennifer Wortman | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Besmir Brigham | 1970 | Creative Writing |