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 Language
Martin Sherman 1980 Creative Writing
Mary Peterson Strater 1982 Creative Writing
Sarah Brown Weitzman 1984 Creative Writing
David Huddle 1987 Creative Writing
Jesse Lee Kercheval 1989 Creative Writing
Sheryl St. Germain 1991 Creative Writing
Meg Wolitzer 1994 Creative Writing
Noy Holland 2004 Creative Writing
Joshua Kryah 2013 Creative Writing
LaTanya McQueen 2022 Creative Writing
Barbara Drake 1966 Creative Writing
Andrei Codrescu 1973 Creative Writing
Gary Goss 1976 Creative Writing
James T. Farrell 1978 Creative Writing
Ira Lewis 1980 Creative Writing
Aleida M. Rodriguez 1982 Creative Writing
Kathleen Lignell 1984 Creative Writing
Mary Florey 1986 Creative Writing
James D. Brown 1991 Creative Writing
Leslea Newman 1997 Creative Writing