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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Bruchac | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Stephen Minot | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Bernard Welt | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Ted Solotaroff | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| David Kirby | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Nancy Couto | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Susan Stewart | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Jack Cady | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| A. M. Homes | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Charlotte Bacon | 2000 | Creative Writing | |
| Lloyd Held | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| William Allen | 2009 | Creative Writing | |
| Aria Minu-Sepehr | 2014 | Creative Writing | |
| Dominic Smith | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| Grace Paley | 1967 | Creative Writing | |
| Silvia J. Wilkinson | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Lewis Hyde | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Patricia Griffith | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Marcy Heidish | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Lore Segal | 1982 | Creative Writing |