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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ifeanyi Menkiti | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Laura Jensen | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Conyus Calhoun | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| John Casey | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Oscar Hijuelos | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Aleda Shirley | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Gregory Barron | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Susan Dodd | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Lee Maynard | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Jean Day | 2001 | Creative Writing | |
| J. D. Dolan | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| Salar Abdoh | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| Jenny Molberg | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Jonathan Baumbach | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Joseph Hansen | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Stephen R. Dunn | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Bill Zavatsky | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas Gavin | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| David Leavitt | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Nancy Willard | 1987 | Creative Writing |