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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Spencer | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Lynne Sharon Schwartz | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Wendy O'Connor | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| David P. Young | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Philip Graham | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| James M. Brown | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Anna Rabinowitz | 2001 | Creative Writing | |
| Barbara Klein Moss | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| Lewis Robinson | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| Chen Chen | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Bradley Trumpfheller | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Pamela Ryder | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| Maurya Kerr | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| George Malko | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Gilbert Sorrentino | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Shelton | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Alan Jr. Bernheimer | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Sandra Epstein | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas N.R. Rogers | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Ai | 1985 | Creative Writing |