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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Nienow | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Tea Obreht | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Hester Kaplan | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Louis Zukofsky | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Charles Simic | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| James Lewisohn | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Lynn Luria-Sukenick | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Denis Johnson | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Judith Gleason | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Raymond Federman | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Billy Collins | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| James Haug | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Valerie Sayers | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Mark Rudman | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Nance Van Winckel | 2001 | Creative Writing | |
| Lance Olsen | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| Teddy Wayne | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| Brandon Brown | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| Alison C. Rollins | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Lore Segal | 1968 | Creative Writing |