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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Sullivan | 2002 | Creative Writing | |
| Eleanor Lerman | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Melinda Capps | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Dean Bakopoulos | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Sonya Larson | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Murray Mednick | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Cid Corman | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane Flanders | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Madeleine Burnside | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Don Lee | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Julia Thacker | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Rebecca Kavaler | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Blanche McCrary Boyd | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| James Scully | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| William Cobb | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Mary Bush | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Nikki Moustaki | 2001 | Creative Writing | |
| Lysley Tenorio | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| Vinnie Wilhelm | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| Anders Carlson-Wee | 2015 | Creative Writing |