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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Shelton | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Laura Kasischke | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Stephanie Grant | 1998 | Creative Writing | |
| Julie Orringer | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| William Lewis | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Jacob Rakovan | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Melissa Stein | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Aubrey Hirsch | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| Warren Fine | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Elinor Langer | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Jack Steele | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Evelyn Shefner | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Jon Veinberg | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Louise Shivers | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| William O'Brien | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Fred Haefele | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Theodore Deppe | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| James W. Harris | 1997 | Creative Writing | |
| Larissa Szporluk | 2003 | Creative Writing | |
| Jennifer Percy | 2012 | Creative Writing |