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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eileen M. Zeitz | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Eileen Pollack | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Éireann Lorsung | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Elaine F. Boatin | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Elaine F. Boatin | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Elaine Kraf | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Elaine Terranova | 1997 | Creative Writing | |
| Eleanor Goodman | 2022 | Translation | Chinese |
| Eleanor Lerman | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Eleanor Stanford | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Eleanor Swanson | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Eleanor Wilner | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Eleni Fourtouni | 1981 | Translation | Greek |
| Eleni Sikelianos | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Eleni Sikelianos | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| Elina Alter | 2025 | Translation | Russian |
| Elinor Langer | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Elinor Welt | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Eliot Wilson | 2003 | Creative Writing | |
| Eliot Wilson | 2015 | Creative Writing |