For the past hundred years, the coveted Guggenheim fellowship has granted funds “to exceptional individuals in pursuit of scholarship in any field of knowledge and creation in any art form.” Today, the Guggenheim Foundation announced its class of 2026.
Given resources to work under the “freest possible conditions,” the Guggenheim fellow is typically at the top of their field. This being Lit Hub, here are all the fellows recognized this year for their significant contributions to the literary arts.
Prose (Fiction, Nonfiction, Criticism)
Andre Alexis
Jessica Anthony
Elisa Gabbert
Amitav Ghosh
Elizabeth Goodstein
Donovan Hohn
Christoph Irmscher
Lucy Ives
Marlon James
Bret Anthony Johnston
John J. Lennon
Joseph Luzzi
Megha Majumdar
Anders Nilsen
Emily Ogden
Pamela Petro
Maurice Ruffin
Namwali Serpell
Madeleine Thien
Poetry
Raymond Antrobus
Paula Bohince
Heather Christle
Myronn Hardy
Christopher Kempf
Suji Kwock Kim
Edgar Kunz
Rickey Laurentiis
Vivek Narayanan
V. Penelope Pelizzon
Drama & Performance Art
Penny Arcade
Stephanie Fleischmann
Haruna Lee
Ralph B. Peña
Alva Rogers
Elaine Romero
You can find the full list of fellows—including the academics, researchers, scientists, musicians, filmmakers, and fine artists who fall out of our jurisdiction—here.
Congratulations, class of 2026!
Source:
lithub.com
