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
Kevin Young 2005 Creative Writing
Sarah Kennedy 2005 Creative Writing
Kent Johnson 2005 Translation Spanish
David Baker 2005 Creative Writing
Kimberly Johnson 2005 Creative Writing
Sean Singer 2005 Creative Writing
Kerry Keys 2005 Translation Lithuanian
Eric Pankey 2005 Creative Writing
Laura Kasischke 2005 Creative Writing
Spencer Reece 2005 Creative Writing
Janet Lembke 2005 Translation Latin
Gregory Fraser 2005 Creative Writing
Lloyd Held 2005 Creative Writing
Ted Mathys 2005 Creative Writing
Martha Ann Selby 2005 Translation Tamil
Gregory Glazner 2005 Creative Writing
Mark Smith-Soto 2005 Creative Writing
Terrance Hayes 2005 Creative Writing
Andrew Shields 2005 Translation French
James Kimbrell 2005 Creative Writing