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
Judith Grahn 1979 Creative Writing
Xam Cartier 1979 Creative Writing
Yusef Komunyakaa 1988 Creative Writing
Michael Rosen 1984 Creative Writing
Lawrence Thornton 1989 Creative Writing
David Leavitt 1985 Creative Writing
Brenda Osbey 1990 Creative Writing
Robert Mezey 1985 Creative Writing
Paul Genega 1990 Creative Writing
Irene McKinney 1986 Creative Writing
Gloria Anzaldua 1991 Creative Writing
Anne Williamson 1987 Creative Writing
Nancy Willard 1987 Creative Writing
Margaret Diehl 1992 Creative Writing
Catherine Texier 1988 Creative Writing
Dwight Yates 1993 Creative Writing
Louis Simpson 1966 Creative Writing
Hortense Calisher 1968 Creative Writing
Leland Hickman 1969 Creative Writing
Carl Rakosi 1972 Creative Writing