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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip St. Clair | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Kelle Groom | 2014 | Creative Writing | |
| Fenton Johnson | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane Kenyon | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Bobby Rogers | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| Abby Frucht | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Aaron Thier | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Kathleen Halme | 1997 | Creative Writing | |
| Mary McAnally | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| David J. Smith | 1999 | Creative Writing | |
| Charles Henley | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Timothy Keane | 2000 | Creative Writing | |
| Ralph McInerny | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Jonathan Franzen | 2002 | Creative Writing | |
| Alexis Pauline Gumbs | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| Arthur Kayzakian | 2023 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane Marchant | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| Nathalie Handal | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Kat Meads | 2003 | Creative Writing | |
| Scott Sanders | 2004 | Creative Writing |