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
Elizabeth Alexander 1992 Creative Writing
Phyllis Janowitz 1974 Creative Writing
Patricia Taylor 1978 Creative Writing
Tony Moffeit 1992 Creative Writing
Malcolm McConnell 1975 Creative Writing
David Black 1979 Creative Writing
Philip Dow 1979 Creative Writing
Lester Goldberg 1980 Creative Writing
Warren Fine 1980 Creative Writing
Geary Hobson 1981 Creative Writing
Tess Gallagher 1981 Creative Writing
John Witte 1982 Creative Writing
Allen Hannay 1983 Creative Writing
Melissa Pritchard 1983 Creative Writing
Davis McCombs 2003 Creative Writing
Justin Cronin 2004 Creative Writing
Robert Hill Long 2005 Creative Writing
Ron Rash 2006 Creative Writing
Rebecca Dunham 2007 Creative Writing
Peter Manseau 2012 Creative Writing