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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Choi | 2000 | Creative Writing | |
| Ingrid Hill | 2002 | Creative Writing | |
| Matthew Nienow | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Susan McCallum-Smith | 2012 | Creative Writing | |
| Tea Obreht | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Emma Bolden | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Amanda Goldblatt | 2018 | Creative Writing | |
| Sarah Gambito | 2019 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Hill Long | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Lisa Steinman | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| John Ford Noonan | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| George Bilgere | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Ronald Sukenick | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Thylias Moss | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane Casey | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Mekeel McBride | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Cheri Fein | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Kathy Callaway | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Ron Overton | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Cecil Giscombe | 1986 | Creative Writing |