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
Calvin Anderson 1976 Creative Writing
David St. John 1976 Creative Writing
Gary Miranda 1976 Creative Writing
James DenBoer 1976 Creative Writing
John Rechy 1976 Creative Writing
Malcolm Bosse 1976 Creative Writing
Nancy Willard 1976 Creative Writing
Richard Hill 1976 Creative Writing
Stephen Minot 1976 Creative Writing
William Hoffman 1976 Creative Writing
Alice Adams 1976 Creative Writing
Carole Oles 1976 Creative Writing
Dennis Schmitz 1976 Creative Writing
Gayl Jones 1976 Creative Writing
James Harris 1976 Creative Writing
John Skoyles 1976 Creative Writing
Margaret Newlin 1976 Creative Writing
Nelson Algren 1976 Creative Writing
Richard Plattz 1976 Creative Writing
Stephen R. Dunn 1976 Creative Writing