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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monica di Emidio | 1970 | Creative Writing | |
| Primus St. John | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Wrigley | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas Ahern | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Lawrence Pitkethly | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Susan Kenney | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Andrew Hudgins | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| John M. Bradley | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert J. Byrd | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Henri Cole | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Charles Martin | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Kate Small | 2002 | Creative Writing | |
| Alison Pelegrin-Davidson | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Jennifer Denrow | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Lee Conell | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Joanne Kyger | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| William Kittredge | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Greg Pape | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Judith Grahn | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Carole Oligario | 1981 | Creative Writing |