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
Steven Orlen 1975 Creative Writing
Conrad Hilberry 1975 Creative Writing
Jill Robinson 1975 Creative Writing
Naomi Bushman 1975 Creative Writing
Vern Rutsala 1975 Creative Writing
Dabney Stuart 1975 Creative Writing
John Dacey 1975 Creative Writing
Paul Kennebeck 1975 Creative Writing
Warren Woessner 1975 Creative Writing
Del Hunt 1975 Creative Writing
Jonathan Holden 1975 Creative Writing
Paul Zimmer 1975 Creative Writing
William Matthews 1975 Creative Writing
Denis Johnson 1975 Creative Writing
Judith Kroll 1975 Creative Writing
Peter Everwine 1975 Creative Writing
William Meissner 1975 Creative Writing
Duane Ackerson 1975 Creative Writing
Keith Gunderson 1975 Creative Writing
Philip Appleman 1975 Creative Writing