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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francine Prose | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Patricia McConnell | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael D. White | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Linda Bierds | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Jonathan Fink | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Yerra Sugarman | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Jamey Hatley | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Maggie Shipstead | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| William Knott | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Hollis Summers | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Joy Harjo | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul Hoover | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Geary Hobson | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Melissa Pritchard | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Sara McAulay | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| David Bottoms | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Laurie Blauner | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Alison Moore | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Robbie Clipper Sethi | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Patrick Ryan | 2006 | Creative Writing |