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 Reed | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Maxine Jaffe | 2009 | Creative Writing | |
| Roy Kesey | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| Eleanor Wilner | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Max Crawford | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Allen Davis | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Noel Rico | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| J.R. Salamanca | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Shaw | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Selzer | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Donald Justice | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Frank, Jr. Soos | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Roderick Jellema | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Sylvia Watanabe | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Katherine Coles | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Annie Proulx | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Nancy Mairs | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| James Scott Ely | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Linda McCarriston | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Marilyn Mei Ling Chin | 1985 | Creative Writing |