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 ascending | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Fisher | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| John Malcolm Brinnin | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul Auster | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Allison Funk | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Harold Brenna | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Terence Winch | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Louise Rafkin | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Josephine Foo | 2001 | Creative Writing | |
| Jonathan Dee | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| Serena Crawford | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| Sandra Beasley | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| Kiki Petrosino | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Laura Ulewicz | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Leslie Marmon Silko | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Susan Griffin | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Carl Rakosi | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Timothy Burns | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| David Weiss | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Nicholas Christopher | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Thylias Moss | 1989 | Creative Writing |