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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxine Hong Kingston | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael M. Mooney | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Stanley Plumly | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| David Lehman | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Joanna Higgins | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Stephen Cooper | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Tidwell | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Roy Parvin | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| Kerrin McCadden | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Brice Particelli | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| David LeCount | 1966 | Creative Writing | |
| Charles Bukowski | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Gayl Jones | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane Smiley | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| James B. Hall | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Alex Stevens | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Kim Stafford | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Mona Simpson | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Jared Carter | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Lisa Coffman | 1997 | Creative Writing |