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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathalie Handal | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Natasha Wimmer | 2007 | Translation | Spanish |
| Natasha Wimmer | 2025 | Translation | Spanish |
| Natasha Trethewey | 1999 | Creative Writing | |
| Natasha Tarpley | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Natasha Oladokun | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Natanya Ann Pulley | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| Natalie Shapero | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| Natalie Kusz | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Natalie Kenvin | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Natalie Eilbert | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| Nat Akin | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| Narayan Hegde | 2018 | Translation | Kannada |
| Naomi Lazard | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Naomi Lazard | 1986 | Translation | Urdu |
| Naomi French Wallace | 1997 | Creative Writing | |
| Naomi Clark | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Naomi Bushman | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Nanos Valaoritis | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Nancy Zafris | 1993 | Creative Writing |