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
Virginia Furtwangler 1978 Creative Writing
William O'Brien 1988 Creative Writing
John Pauker 1979 Creative Writing
Judith Weaver 1989 Creative Writing
William Corbett 1979 Creative Writing
Anthony Ardizzone 1990 Creative Writing
Nadja Tesich 1990 Creative Writing
Fred Haefele 1991 Creative Writing
Walter Bargen 1991 Creative Writing
Lucia Getsi 1992 Creative Writing
David Mura 1993 Creative Writing
Michael Cadnum 1984 Creative Writing
Daryl Jones 1985 Creative Writing
Robert Dana 1985 Creative Writing
Gregory Djanikian 1986 Creative Writing
Abby Frucht 1987 Creative Writing
Michelle Carter 1987 Creative Writing
Candace Denning 1988 Creative Writing
Phyllis Collier 1988 Creative Writing
Bruce Rogers 2014 Creative Writing