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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charif Shanahan | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Lucas Meyers | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Maura Stanton Cecil | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas Lux | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Clayton Eshleman | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| William Jones | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Baine Kerr | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Gerald Burns | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Ralph Lombreglia | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| John Mort | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Arthur Vogelsang | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Lee Martin | 2000 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Cording | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Golda Goldbloom | 2014 | Creative Writing | |
| Stephanie Cawley | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Key K. Bird | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| May Sarton | 1967 | Creative Writing | |
| Alan Friedman | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Rita Brown | 1978 | Creative Writing |