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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter S. Beagle | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Martin M. Goldsmith | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Mary McAnally | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Rodney Jones | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| David Dwyer | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Jay Neugeboren | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Sandra Alcosser | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Maureen Seaton | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Griffith | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| Jose Perez Beduya | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Nina McConigley | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| Anne Hamilton Merkley | 1966 | Creative Writing | |
| Alvin Aubert | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Gary Gildner | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| James Nolan | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Herbert Liebman | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Katha Pollitt | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Mary Carter | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| James A. Riley | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Wayne Karlin | 1993 | Creative Writing |