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 Year Type Language
Constance DeJong 1980 Creative Writing
Conrad Hilberry 1975 Creative Writing
Conrad Hilberry 1984 Creative Writing
Connor Yeck 2023 Creative Writing
Colleen McElroy 1991 Creative Writing
Colleen McElroy 1977 Creative Writing
Colette Inez 1988 Creative Writing
Colette Inez 1975 Creative Writing
Coleman Barks 1979 Creative Writing
Clifford Mason 1980 Creative Writing
Clifford E. Landers 2004 Translation Portuguese
Cleveland Kurtz 1976 Creative Writing
Cleopatra Mathis 2003 Creative Writing
Cleopatra Mathis 1985 Creative Writing
Clayton Eshleman 1988 Translation French
Clayton Eshleman 1979 Creative Writing
Claudia Emerson Andrews 1994 Creative Writing
Claudia Buckholts 1988 Creative Writing
Claude Stanush 1978 Creative Writing
Claude Brown 1983 Creative Writing