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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Terry | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Meg Wolitzer | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Meg Matich | 2024 | Translation | Danish |
| Meg Day | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Maya Salameh | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Maya Pindyck | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| May-Lee Chai | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| May Swenson | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| May Sarton | 1967 | Creative Writing | |
| Maxwell Watman | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Maxine Kumin | 1967 | Creative Writing | |
| Maxine Jaffe | 2009 | Creative Writing | |
| Maxine Hong Kingston | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Maxine Chernoff | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Max Garland | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Max Crawford | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Max Apple | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Maurya Simon | 1999 | Creative Writing | |
| Maurya Kerr | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Maureen Stanton | 2006 | Creative Writing |