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
Sarah Brown Weitzman 1984 Creative Writing
Nettie Jones 1989 Creative Writing
Stephen Harrigan 1980 Creative Writing
James McManus 1985 Creative Writing
Douglas Bauer 1990 Creative Writing
Deborah L. Boe 1981 Creative Writing
William Knott 1985 Creative Writing
Stephen Benson 1990 Creative Writing
Rosellen Brown 1981 Creative Writing
Kenneth Glantz 1986 Creative Writing
Judith Kitchen 1991 Creative Writing
Gerald Stern 1982 Creative Writing
David Huddle 1987 Creative Writing
Barbara Brody 1992 Creative Writing
Charles Rafferty 2009 Creative Writing
Robert McNamara 1987 Creative Writing
Robert Gregory 1992 Creative Writing
Joseph Maiolo 1983 Creative Writing
Dylan Landis 2010 Creative Writing
Frances Mayes 1988 Creative Writing