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
Alex Stevens 1982 Creative Writing
Kathleen Fraser 1977 Creative Writing
Wendy Barker 1986 Creative Writing
Richard Martin 1982 Creative Writing
Eugene Redmond 1978 Creative Writing
Mary Swander 1987 Creative Writing
Edward Lueders 1983 Creative Writing
Michael Heffernan 1978 Creative Writing
Billy Collins 1988 Creative Writing
Stephen Goodwin 1983 Creative Writing
Charles Stein 1979 Creative Writing
Patricia McConnell 1988 Creative Writing
Amy Knox Brown 2020 Creative Writing
Cleopatra Mathis 2003 Creative Writing
Paul Kahn 1979 Creative Writing
Jonathan Waterman 2004 Creative Writing
Clifford Mason 1980 Creative Writing
Matthew Donovan 2005 Creative Writing
Nancy Zafris 2006 Creative Writing
Michelle Detorie 2007 Creative Writing