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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen Bryant Voigt | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Jack Wolf | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Faizul Khan | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Jonathan Aaron | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Lowell Jaeger | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Willis Johnson | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Gary A. Soto | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Theodore Worozbyt | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Jeffrey Gustavson | 1997 | Creative Writing | |
| Lola Haskins | 2003 | Creative Writing | |
| Jennifer Sibley | 2012 | Creative Writing | |
| Primus St. John | 1970 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Hahn | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Sally Ordway | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Turner Cassity | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Lewis Hyde | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Tamara Kennelly | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Barbara Goldberg | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Joy Williams | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Sheryl Noethe | 1990 | Creative Writing |