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
Vern Rutsala 1979 Creative Writing
Lonny Kaneko 1981 Creative Writing
Toni Cade Bambara 1983 Creative Writing
C. D. Worsley 1986 Creative Writing
Julia Budenz 1988 Creative Writing
Speer Morgan 1990 Creative Writing
Jon Veinberg 1993 Creative Writing
Denise Giardina 1996 Creative Writing
Matthew Klam 2002 Creative Writing
Brian Turner 2007 Creative Writing
Kathleen Graber 2011 Creative Writing
Janalyn Guo 2020 Creative Writing
Joyce Carol Oates 1969 Creative Writing
Al Young 1975 Creative Writing
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