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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layla Benitez-James | 2022 | Translation | Spanish |
| Lazarre Seymour Simckes | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Lazarre Seymour Simckes | 1966 | Creative Writing | |
| Leah Stewart | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| Lee Breuer | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Lee Conell | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Lee Fahnestock | 1993 | Translation | French |
| Lee Grue | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Lee Gutkind | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Lee K. Abbott | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Lee K. Abbott | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Lee Martin | 2000 | Creative Writing | |
| Lee Maynard | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Lee Zacharias | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Leila Chatti | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| Leila Philip | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Leland Chambers | 1991 | Translation | Spanish |
| Leland Hickman | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Len Jenkin | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Lennox Brown | 1976 | Creative Writing |