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
James Daniels 2005 Creative Writing
Carole Oligario 1981 Creative Writing
Lawrence Naumoff 1970 Creative Writing
Eric Puchner 2006 Creative Writing
Norman Lavers 1981 Creative Writing
Allen Levine 1973 Creative Writing
Jane M. Satterfield 2007 Creative Writing
David J. Smith 1982 Creative Writing
Anthony Sobin 1974 Creative Writing
James Reed 2008 Creative Writing
Susan Mitchell 1982 Creative Writing
Robert Wilson 1974 Creative Writing
Maxine Jaffe 2009 Creative Writing
James L. Files 1983 Creative Writing
Naomi Bushman 1975 Creative Writing
Roy Kesey 2010 Creative Writing
Louis Owens 1989 Creative Writing
Eleanor Wilner 1976 Creative Writing
Cynthia MacDonald 1990 Creative Writing
Max Crawford 1976 Creative Writing