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
Robert Pack 1969 Creative Writing
Duane Ackerson 1975 Creative Writing
John Balaban 1977 Creative Writing
Maureen Owen 1979 Creative Writing
Elaine F. Boatin 1981 Creative Writing
Louise Erdrich 1983 Creative Writing
Robert Mezey 1985 Creative Writing
Catherine Texier 1988 Creative Writing
Katherine Coles 1990 Creative Writing
Natalie Kusz 1995 Creative Writing
Roger Mitchell 2001 Creative Writing
May-Lee Chai 2006 Creative Writing
Susan Firer 2015 Creative Writing
Michael Torres 2019 Creative Writing
Pamela Millward 1968 Creative Writing
Michael Mewshaw 1974 Creative Writing
Wayne Zade 1976 Creative Writing
David Black 1979 Creative Writing
Bobbie Ann Mason 1983 Creative Writing
Hugh Seidman 1985 Creative Writing