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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Yancy | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| David Deck | 1970 | Creative Writing | |
| Jonathan Holden | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Dennis Browne | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Ray DiPalma | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Jan Clausen | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Peter Leach | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Tova Reich | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Ellen Akins | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Marilyn Nelson | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Chase Twichell | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Wang Ping | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Terrence Cheng | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| Samuel Sax | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| Brown Miller | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Watson | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Brendan James Galvin | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| George Tysh | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Diane Lefer | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Jonathan Holden | 1985 | Creative Writing |