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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawson Fusao Inada | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Constance Urdang | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Floyd Salas | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Constance DeJong | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas Lux | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Galway Kinnell | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| John Gantos | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Stephanie Strickland | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Carole L. Glickfeld | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Boswell | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Alice B. Fogel | 1997 | Creative Writing | |
| David Gravender | 2003 | Creative Writing | |
| Prufer Kevin | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Joseph Rathgeber | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Christopher Soto | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| Geoffrey M. Young | 1970 | Creative Writing | |
| Marilyn Thompson | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Noel Rico | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Roderick Jellema | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| John Driscoll | 1981 | Creative Writing |