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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylee Gore | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Jay Wright | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| James Alan Reiss | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Russell Edson | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Anthony Towle | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Sterling Brown | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| C. K. Williams | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Mary Swander | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Ronald Sukenick | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Elizabeth Graver | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Karen An-hwei Lee | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Samuel Green | 2009 | Creative Writing | |
| Sean W. Murphy | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| W.D. Snodgrass | 1966 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard France | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Kenneth O. Hanson | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Meredith Sue Willis | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Lester Goldberg | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| John Witte | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul Mariani | 1984 | Creative Writing |