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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Garland | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Maxine Chernoff | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Maxine Hong Kingston | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Maxine Jaffe | 2009 | Creative Writing | |
| Maxine Kumin | 1967 | Creative Writing | |
| Maxwell Watman | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| May Sarton | 1967 | Creative Writing | |
| May Swenson | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| May-Lee Chai | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| Maya Pindyck | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Maya Salameh | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Meg Day | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Meg Matich | 2024 | Translation | Danish |
| Meg Wolitzer | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Megan Terry | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Meghan Daum | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Meghan Phillips | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Mehdi Tavana Okasi | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge | 1976 | Creative Writing |