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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madeline DeFrees | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Madelon Sprengnether | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Madison Morrison | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Madison Smartt Bell | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Magda Bogin | 1981 | Translation | Catalan, Spanish |
| Magda Bogin | 1985 | Translation | Catalan, Spanish |
| Maggie Dubris | 2001 | Creative Writing | |
| Maggie Shipstead | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Maggie Smith | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Maggie Zebracka | 2021 | Translation | Polish |
| Mahmud Rahman | 2025 | Translation | Bengali |
| Mai Vo-Dinh | 1983 | Translation | Vietnamese |
| Maia Evrona Statlender-Donnelly | 2016 | Translation | Yiddish |
| Mairi MacInnes McCormick | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Major Jackson | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| makalani bandele | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Malachi Black | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Malcolm Bosse | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Malcolm Cowley | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Malcolm McConnell | 1975 | Creative Writing |