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 descending | Year | Type | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Ponichtera | 2015 | Translation | Yiddish |
| Sarah Shun-lien Bynum | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| Sarah Strickley | 2012 | Creative Writing | |
| Sarah Thomas | 2017 | Translation | Spanish |
| Sarah Vap | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Sarah Viren | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Sasha Pimentel | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Saskia Hamilton | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Saúl Hernández | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Saul O. Sanchez | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Saul Zachary | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Sawako Nakayasu | 2008 | Translation | Japanese |
| Scott Bradfield | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Scott Kaukonen | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Scott R. Sommer | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Scott Sanders | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| Scott Sanders | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Sean Bernard | 2012 | Creative Writing | |
| Sean Brendan-Brown | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| Sean Brendan-Brown | 1997 | Creative Writing |