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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridel Le Sueur | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Merle Drown | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Merle Olson | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Micah Dean Hicks | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Micah Perks | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Mich Daugherty | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Aynesworth | 2009 | Translation | French |
| Michael Bazzett | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Bazzett | 2025 | Translation | Spanish |
| Michael Benedikt | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Berry | 2009 | Translation | Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese, Atayal dialect |
| Michael Berry | 2021 | Translation | Chinese |
| Michael Blumenthal | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Blumenthal | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Brownstein | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Bugeja | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Burkard | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Burkard | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Burns | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Cadnum | 1984 | Creative Writing |