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 Beecher | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Mark Smith | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Kelly Cherry | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Ira Sadoff | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Blumenthal | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Yvonne Sapia | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Enid Shomer | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Matthew Phillips | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| George Foy | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| John Daniel | 1998 | Creative Writing | |
| Ivonne Lamazares | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| Maxwell Watman | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Ted Mathys | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Sonya Bilocerkowycz | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| Leslie D. Epstein | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Cornel Lengyel | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Fred Morgan | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| David Rains Wallace | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Victor Hernandez Cruz | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| George Evans | 1984 | Creative Writing |