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
Gerald Burns 1985 Creative Writing
Thomas Crawford 1985 Creative Writing
John Taggart 1986 Creative Writing
Charles Hammer 1987 Creative Writing
Ralph Lombreglia 1987 Creative Writing
Denise Giardina 1988 Creative Writing
Lynda Hull 1989 Creative Writing
David A. Walton 1990 Creative Writing
Robin Carey 1990 Creative Writing
Jena Osman 1991 Creative Writing
Alan Shapiro 1992 Creative Writing
Nubia Kai Salaam 1992 Creative Writing
Hollis Giammatteo 1993 Creative Writing
Mikhail Iossel 1993 Creative Writing
Melinda Capps 2011 Creative Writing
Barbara Drake 1966 Creative Writing
Janalyn Guo 2020 Creative Writing
John Ford Noonan 1980 Creative Writing
Brad Watson 2004 Creative Writing
Gary Eller 1994 Creative Writing