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 Sort descending | Year | Type | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiama L. Glover | 2017 | Translation | French |
| Kaiama L. Glover | 2023 | Translation | French |
| Kaija Straumanis | 2020 | Translation | Latvian |
| Kaitlyn Greenidge | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Kalau Almony | 2025 | Translation | Japanese |
| Kareem James Abu-Zeid | 2018 | Translation | Arabic |
| Karen An-hwei Lee | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Karen E. Bender | 2002 | Creative Writing | |
| Karen Emmerich | 2007 | Translation | Greek |
| Karen Fisher | 2012 | Creative Writing | |
| Karen Joy Fowler | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Karen Karbo | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Karen Kovacik | 2019 | Translation | Polish |
| Karen Kovacik | 2012 | Translation | Polish |
| Karen M. Brennan | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Karen Mockler | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Karen Olsson | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Karen Palmer | 2000 | Creative Writing | |
| Karen Rigby | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Karen Salyer McElmurray | 1993 | Creative Writing |