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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Saltman | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Gwendolyn Brooks | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Reginald McKnight | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Katherine Wheeler | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Pam Durban | 1998 | Creative Writing | |
| Judy Blunt | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| Tara Ison | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Brenda Shaw | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Danez Smith | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Calvin Gimpelevich | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| Stanley Rice | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Edgar White | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Hilma Wolitzer | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Ernest A. Gray | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| John Engels | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Laurence Lieberman | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Vicki Covington | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Eamon Grennan | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Susan Moon | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Edward Kleinschmidt | 1997 | Creative Writing |