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
Ira Lewis 1980 Creative Writing
Mary Crow 1984 Creative Writing
Paul Auster 1979 Creative Writing
Paula Vogel 1980 Creative Writing
Arthur Vogelsang 1985 Creative Writing
Charles T. Cole 1980 Creative Writing
Alexis DeVeaux 1981 Creative Writing
Paula L. Jones 1985 Creative Writing
Laura Gilpin 1981 Creative Writing
Eric Kraft 1986 Creative Writing
Aleida M. Rodriguez 1982 Creative Writing
Tom DeHaven 1986 Creative Writing
Primus St. John 1982 Creative Writing
Madelon Sprengnether 1987 Creative Writing
Douglas Crowell 1983 Creative Writing
Becky Birtha 1988 Creative Writing
Shelby Hearon 1983 Creative Writing
Nance Van Winckel 1988 Creative Writing
Thomas Reiter 2003 Creative Writing
Andrew Kaufman 1994 Creative Writing