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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathryn Hellerstein | 1985 | Translation | Yiddish |
| Kathryn Nuernberger | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Kathy Callaway | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Kathy Callaway | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Kathy Fagan | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Kathy Karlson | 1998 | Creative Writing | |
| Katie Condon | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Katie Schmid | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Katie Whittemore | 2022 | Translation | Spanish |
| Katrina Dodson | 2019 | Translation | Brazilian Portuguese |
| Kaveh Bassiri | 2019 | Translation | Farsi/Persian |
| Kay Boyle | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Kay Ryan | 2001 | Creative Writing | |
| Kaye Gibbons | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Kayleb Rae Candrilli | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| KB Brookins | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Keetje Kuipers | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Keith Gunderson | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Keith S. Wilson | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Keith Taylor | 1991 | Creative Writing |