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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arturo Vivante | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Roberta Kalechofsky | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Bruce Guernsey | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Elaine F. Boatin | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Molly Tinsley | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Mark Irwin | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Karl Kirchwey | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Jill Osier | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Tania Runyan | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Kaitlyn Greenidge | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Aisha Sabatini Sloan | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas McAfee | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Harold Norse | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| John Robinson | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Scholnick | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Etheridge Knight | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Mary E. Merchant | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Ross Feld | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Christina Llewellyn | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Kim Addonizio | 1990 | Creative Writing |