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
Keorapetse Kgositsile 1970 Creative Writing
Alice Walker 1973 Creative Writing
Annette Sanford 1974 Creative Writing
Robert Watson 1974 Creative Writing
Nancy Westerfield 1975 Creative Writing
Lindsey Drager 2020 Creative Writing
Edward Hower 1976 Creative Writing
Max Apple 1976 Creative Writing
Yong Ik Kim 1976 Creative Writing
Ned Rorem 1977 Creative Writing
Hugh Nissenson 1978 Creative Writing
Richard Rhodes 1978 Creative Writing
Donald Junkins 1979 Creative Writing
Jill Alexander Essbaum 2003 Creative Writing
Robin Morgan 1979 Creative Writing
Noy Holland 2004 Creative Writing
Tyehimba Jess 2005 Creative Writing
William Luvaas 2006 Creative Writing
William C. Johnson 2007 Creative Writing
Allison Titus 2011 Creative Writing