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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Li-Young Lee | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| John Latta | 2001 | Creative Writing | |
| Jhumpa Lahiri | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| Sean Brendan-Brown | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| Ellen Bass | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| Amy Munson | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Julia Fields | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Kenneth McCullough | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Steven Katz | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Bruce Andrews | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas M. Veitch | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| David Mura | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Naomi Clark | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas Fitzsimmons | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane Roberts Wood | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Alan D. Nurkse | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Curtis White | 2000 | Creative Writing | |
| Mark Wunderlich | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Xochiquetzal Candelaria | 2009 | Creative Writing | |
| Bruce Rogers | 2014 | Creative Writing |