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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard France | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Kenneth O. Hanson | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Meredith Sue Willis | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Lester Goldberg | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| John Witte | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul Mariani | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Benjamin Saltman | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Gwendolyn Brooks | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Reginald McKnight | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Katherine Wheeler | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Pam Durban | 1998 | Creative Writing | |
| Judy Blunt | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| Tara Ison | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Brenda Shaw | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Danez Smith | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Calvin Gimpelevich | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| Stanley Rice | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Edgar White | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Hilma Wolitzer | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Ernest A. Gray | 1980 | Creative Writing |