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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naomi Lazard | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Naomi Lazard | 1986 | Translation | Urdu |
| Narayan Hegde | 2018 | Translation | Kannada |
| Nat Akin | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| Natalie Eilbert | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| Natalie Kenvin | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Natalie Kusz | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Natalie Shapero | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| Natanya Ann Pulley | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| Natasha Oladokun | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Natasha Tarpley | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Natasha Trethewey | 1999 | Creative Writing | |
| Natasha Wimmer | 2007 | Translation | Spanish |
| Natasha Wimmer | 2025 | Translation | Spanish |
| Nathalie Handal | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Naton Leslie | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Naveed Alam | 2021 | Translation | Punjabi |
| Neal Bowers | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Ned Balbo | 2017 | Translation | French |
| Ned Rorem | 1977 | Creative Writing |