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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bojan Louis | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Vida James | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| Ariana Benson | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Cynthia Ozick | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Daphne Athas | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Peter Michelson | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas Farber | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Ford | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Ronald Spatz | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Jeffrey T. Skinner | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Michelle Boisseau | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Andrea Barrett | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Suzanne Berne | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Marianne Boruch | 1999 | Creative Writing | |
| Alex Lemon | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane Springer | 2009 | Creative Writing | |
| Solmaz Sharif-Kazemi | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Molly Brodak | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| Lazarre Seymour Simckes | 1966 | Creative Writing | |
| Jay Meek | 1973 | Creative Writing |