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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Brownstein | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Blumenthal | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Blumenthal | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Berry | 2009 | Translation | Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese, Atayal dialect |
| Michael Berry | 2021 | Translation | Chinese |
| Michael Benedikt | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Bazzett | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Bazzett | 2025 | Translation | Spanish |
| Michael Aynesworth | 2009 | Translation | French |
| Mich Daugherty | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Micah Perks | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Micah Dean Hicks | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Merle Olson | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Merle Drown | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Meridel Le Sueur | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Meredith Sue Willis | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Meredith Steinbach | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Melvin Dixon | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Melody Davis | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Melissa Yancy | 2016 | Creative Writing |