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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Bierds | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Ted Pejovich | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Katherine Vaz | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Enid Shomer | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Schmitt | 2002 | Creative Writing | |
| Dennis N. Sampson | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Matthew Nienow | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Tea Obreht | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Hester Kaplan | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Louis Zukofsky | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Charles Simic | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| James Lewisohn | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Lynn Luria-Sukenick | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Denis Johnson | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Judith Gleason | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Raymond Federman | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Billy Collins | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| James Haug | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Valerie Sayers | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Mark Rudman | 1995 | Creative Writing |