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 Sort descending | Type | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maggie Smith | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| John G. Simmons | 2011 | Translation | French |
| David Hernandez | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Margaret (Maggie) Nelson | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Tsipi Keller | 2011 | Translation | Hebrew |
| Clare E. Sullivan | 2011 | Translation | Spanish/Zapotec |
| Donald Platt | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Matthew Nienow | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Bononno | 2011 | Translation | French |
| John R. Taylor | 2011 | Translation | French |
| Gary Short | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Melinda Capps | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Sean J. Cotter | 2011 | Translation | Romanian |
| Kelly Washbourne | 2011 | Translation | Spanish |
| Holly Iglesias | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Michelle Boisseau | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| William B. Coyle | 2011 | Translation | Swedish |
| Esther Allen | 2011 | Translation | Spanish |
| Honoree Jeffers | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Jericho Brown | 2011 | Creative Writing |