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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John R. Gardiner | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Jerome Charyn | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Bienvenido Santos | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Linda McCarriston | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Ralph Beer | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Antonya Nelson | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Jonathan S. Cohen | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Nick Carbo | 1997 | Creative Writing | |
| David Vann | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Sabina Murray | 2012 | Creative Writing | |
| Nicole Sealey | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| Alvin Greenberg | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Ann Darr | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Ann Petry | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Arnold M. Rabin | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Creeley | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Barbara Lefcowitz | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Dudley Randall | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Martone | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Marilyn Mei Ling Chin | 1993 | Creative Writing |