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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Leon Stokesbury | 1999 | Creative Writing | |
| Allen Braden | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Joanne Diaz | 2009 | Creative Writing | |
| Stuart Hoahwah | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Jennifer duBois | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| Louis Simpson | 1966 | Creative Writing | |
| Johanna Kaplan | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| James Mersmann | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Leon Rooke | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| John M. Orlock | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Frank Waters | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Mark Jarman | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Tama Janowitz | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Donald Bogen | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Lynne deCourcy | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Debra Weinstein | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Charlie Elizabeth Buck | 1998 | Creative Writing | |
| Carolyn Ferrell | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| John D'Agata | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| James Kimbrell | 2017 | Creative Writing |