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 ascending | Year | Type | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karen M. Brennan | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Karen Kovacik | 2019 | Translation | Polish |
| Karen Kovacik | 2012 | Translation | Polish |
| Karen Karbo | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Karen Joy Fowler | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Karen Fisher | 2012 | Creative Writing | |
| Karen Emmerich | 2007 | Translation | Greek |
| Karen E. Bender | 2002 | Creative Writing | |
| Karen An-hwei Lee | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Kareem James Abu-Zeid | 2018 | Translation | Arabic |
| Kalau Almony | 2025 | Translation | Japanese |
| Kaitlyn Greenidge | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Kaija Straumanis | 2020 | Translation | Latvian |
| Kaiama L. Glover | 2017 | Translation | French |
| Kaiama L. Glover | 2023 | Translation | French |
| K. Douglas Anderson | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Justin Torres | 2014 | Creative Writing | |
| Justin Cronin | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| June Jordan | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| June G. Wagner | 1992 | Creative Writing |