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
Sheri Joseph 2010 Creative Writing
Lillian-Yvonne Bertram 2015 Creative Writing
Catherine Pierce 2019 Creative Writing
Leonard Gardner 1968 Creative Writing
Lonnie Carter 1974 Creative Writing
Susan Miller 1976 Creative Writing
Carol Berge 1979 Creative Writing
Tom DeHaven 1980 Creative Writing
Debora Greger 1985 Creative Writing
Pamolu Oldham 1987 Creative Writing
Tima Smith 1989 Creative Writing
Janet Peery 1992 Creative Writing
Alice Elliott Dark 1995 Creative Writing
Gary Hawkes 2000 Creative Writing
Mary Adams 2005 Creative Writing
Catherine Chung 2014 Creative Writing
Elissa Washuta 2018 Creative Writing
Isaac Bashevis Singer 1967 Creative Writing
Stephen E. Dunn 1973 Creative Writing
Margaret Newlin 1976 Creative Writing