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 Language
Laura Kasischke 2005 Creative Writing
Spencer Reece 2005 Creative Writing
Janet Lembke 2005 Translation Latin
Gregory Fraser 2005 Creative Writing
Lloyd Held 2005 Creative Writing
Ted Mathys 2005 Creative Writing
Martha Ann Selby 2005 Translation Tamil
Gregory Glazner 2005 Creative Writing
Mark Smith-Soto 2005 Creative Writing
Terrance Hayes 2005 Creative Writing
Andrew Shields 2005 Translation French
James Kimbrell 2005 Creative Writing
Mark Wunderlich 2005 Creative Writing
Tyehimba Jess 2005 Creative Writing
Adam Sorkin 2005 Translation Romanian
James Daniels 2005 Creative Writing
Marlon Lee Fick 2005 Creative Writing
Young Smith 2005 Creative Writing
Steven Stewart 2005 Translation Spanish
James Harms 2005 Creative Writing