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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Gilbert | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Dara Wier | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Bernard Treister | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Harold Brodkey | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Spilman | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Joyce Pinchbeck | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Brian Evenson | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Lynn Stegner | 2000 | Creative Writing | |
| Sarah Kennedy | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Justin Torres | 2014 | Creative Writing | |
| Jameson Fitzpatrick | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| S. Isabel Choi | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Yates | 1967 | Creative Writing | |
| Allen Wier | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Moody | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Skillings | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Page Stegner | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Ntozake Shange | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Susan Snively | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Esther Broner | 1987 | Creative Writing |