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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hai-Dang Phan | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Melissa Febos | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Elman | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Dennis Schmitz | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Hannah Green | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Eileen M. Zeitz | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| James Simmerman | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Kathleen Collins | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas Lynch | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Deborah Burnham | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Sheila M. Schwartz | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Deborah DeNicola | 1997 | Creative Writing | |
| Jeffrey McDaniel | 2003 | Creative Writing | |
| Wayne Creech, Jr. | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Elisabeth Sheffield | 2012 | Creative Writing | |
| Mario Alberto Zambrano | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Jacqueline Allen Trimble | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| Leo Connellan | 1970 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul Kennebeck | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Ray Aranha | 1977 | Creative Writing |