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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turner Cassity | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Lewis Hyde | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Tamara Kennelly | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Barbara Goldberg | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Joy Williams | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Sheryl Noethe | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane Hamilton | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| David S. Reynolds | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Mary Allen | 2002 | Creative Writing | |
| Anthony D. Barnstone | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Joy Katz | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Jonathan Escoffery | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| John Wieners | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Yvonne Chism-Peace | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Henry Korn | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Larry Fagin | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Christopher Howell | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane Bernstein | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Norman Dubie | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Genaro Gonzalez | 1990 | Creative Writing |