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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Hamby | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Josip Novakovich | 2002 | Creative Writing | |
| Gary Short | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Amy Knox Brown | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Jack Anderson | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Tracy Kidder | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Gail Mazur | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| John Logan | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Bim Angst | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Harriet Doerr | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Merle Olson | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Douglas Bauer | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Gregory | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Jean Janzen | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Cherly Burket | 2001 | Creative Writing | |
| Daniel Asa Rose | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| Melanie Sumner | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| Geffrey Davis | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Chris Santiago | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| James Harrison | 1968 | Creative Writing |