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
Debra Earling 2006 Creative Writing
Mary Ann Taylor-Hall 2006 Creative Writing
Shannon Cain 2006 Creative Writing
Anne Twitty 2006 Translation Spanish
Diana George 2006 Creative Writing
Matthew Ruff 2006 Creative Writing
Terrence Cheng 2006 Creative Writing
Mark Schafer 2006 Translation Spanish
Elizabeth Wetmore 2006 Creative Writing
Maureen Stanton 2006 Creative Writing
Tom McNeal 2006 Creative Writing
Amy Stewart 2006 Creative Writing
Emily Barton 2006 Creative Writing
May-Lee Chai 2006 Creative Writing
Vestal McIntyre 2006 Creative Writing
Andrew Sean Greer 2006 Creative Writing
Emily Raboteau 2006 Creative Writing
Michael Downs 2006 Creative Writing
William Luvaas 2006 Creative Writing
Anthony D'Souza 2006 Creative Writing