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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faubion Bowers | 1967 | Creative Writing | |
| Rosellen Brown | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Leslie Ullman | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Patricia Gibson | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Marc A. Zagoren | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Leo Romero | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Yates | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Chase Twichell | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| James Gander | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Cording | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Lisa Sandlin | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Tracy Daugherty | 1998 | Creative Writing | |
| Karl Iagnemma | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| James Richardson | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Jeanann Verlee | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Nalo Hopkinson | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| William Meredith | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Eugene Lyons | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Jaimy Gordon | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Francine Prose | 1980 | Creative Writing |