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
Kenneth O. Hanson 1976 Creative Writing
Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge 1976 Creative Writing
Peter Michelson 1976 Creative Writing
Robert Mullen 1976 Creative Writing
Tess Gallagher 1976 Creative Writing
Arthenia Millican 1976 Creative Writing
Cleveland Kurtz 1976 Creative Writing
Ellen Bryant Voigt 1976 Creative Writing
Harry Taylor 1976 Creative Writing
Jane Casey 1976 Creative Writing
Kim Stafford 1976 Creative Writing
Michael Davidson 1976 Creative Writing
Peter Schrag 1976 Creative Writing
Ron Overton 1976 Creative Writing
Thomas Absher 1976 Creative Writing
Barbara Keiler 1977 Creative Writing
Frederick Turner 1977 Creative Writing
James Galvin 1977 Creative Writing
Kenneth Rexroth 1977 Creative Writing
Olga Broumas 1977 Creative Writing