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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lex Williford | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Jeffrey Greene | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Sheila Mulligan-Webb | 2002 | Creative Writing | |
| George Calvin Waldrep III | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Jericho Brown | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Diane Cook | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Ling Ma | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Ramona Weeks | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Conrad Hilberry | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Janet McReynolds | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Marie Ponsot | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Donna Brook | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Kevin McIlvoy | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Coover | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Bruce Weigl | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Joan Swift | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Melody Davis | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Paula McLain | 2001 | Creative Writing | |
| Margot Singer | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| LaTasha Diggs | 2015 | Creative Writing |