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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Christensen | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Joshua Clover | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Miriam Levine | 1998 | Creative Writing | |
| Jonathan Waterman | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| Silas Zobal | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Atsuro Riley | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Camille Rankine | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Tope Folarin | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Ward | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Dennis Trudell | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Hans Koning | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Ellen Kullman | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Janet Kauffman | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Kenneth Glantz | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas Weil | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Dennis McFarland | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Stephen Stark | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Dionisio Martinez | 1997 | Creative Writing | |
| Jill Alexander Essbaum | 2003 | Creative Writing | |
| William C. Johnson | 2007 | Creative Writing |