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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hudgins | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| John M. Bradley | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert J. Byrd | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Henri Cole | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Charles Martin | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Kate Small | 2002 | Creative Writing | |
| Alison Pelegrin-Davidson | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Jennifer Denrow | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Lee Conell | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Joanne Kyger | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| William Kittredge | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Greg Pape | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Judith Grahn | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Carole Oligario | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| James L. Files | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Ryan | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Flora Durham | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Russell Edson | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Joan Swift | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Dorianne Laux | 2001 | Creative Writing |