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 Sort descending |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Richardson | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Carole Oligario | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Josie Sibara | 2014 | Creative Writing | |
| Norman Lavers | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Mark Neely | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| David J. Smith | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Elisabeth Tova Bailey | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Susan Mitchell | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Jeanann Verlee | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| James L. Files | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Myra Glazer | 1966 | Creative Writing | |
| Joel Dressler | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Ramona Weeks | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Frederick Buell | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Kenneth Brown | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Jeanne Andrews | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Conrad Hilberry | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Beth Bentley | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas Chiarella | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Patricia Spears Jones | 1994 | Creative Writing |