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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sister M. Bernadetta Quinn | 1967 | Creative Writing | |
| Charles Olson | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Lawrence Naumoff | 1970 | Creative Writing | |
| Amber Adams | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Allen Levine | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Joshua Bennett | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Anthony Sobin | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Angela Flournoy | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Wilson | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Kendra DeColo | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Naomi Bushman | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael D. White | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Suzanne Paola | 2002 | Creative Writing | |
| Elizabeth Sholl | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Bernard Cooper | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| James Daniels | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Mark Rudman | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Eric Puchner | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| Linda Bierds | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane M. Satterfield | 2007 | Creative Writing |