Literature inspires, enriches, educates, and entertains. It reminds us that there is beauty and joy in language,that others have insights worth paying attention to, that in our struggles we are not alone. By helping writers and translators create new work and connect with audiences through publishers and other literary organizations and programs, the National Endowment for the Arts celebrates literature as an essential reflection of our nation's rich diversity of voices.
Staff
Literature Director
Staff
- Eleanor Billington
- Division Coordinator, billingtone@arts.gov
- Mohamed Sheriff
- Literature Specialist, sheriffm@arts.gov
- Jessica Flynn
- Literature Specialist, flynnj@arts.gov
Recent Grants
An online grant search is available to find information on NEA grants from 2000 to the present.
Partnerships
Lifetime Honors
National Medal of Arts
The National Medal of Arts is the highest award given to artists and arts patrons by the United States government and is awarded by the President of the United States.
Writers' Corner
Literature Fellowships represent the National Endowment for the Arts' most direct investment in American creativity. The goal of the fellowships program is to encourage the production of new work and allow writers the time and means to write.