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
Lloyd Zimpel 1980 Creative Writing
Wendy Kesselman 1980 Creative Writing
George Bennett 1981 Creative Writing
Thalia Cheronis-Selz 1981 Creative Writing
Jose Montoya 1982 Creative Writing
Andrew Fetler 1983 Creative Writing
Michael Martone 1983 Creative Writing
Edward Franklin 1989 Creative Writing
Maxine Kumin 1967 Creative Writing
Ronald Sukenick 1989 Creative Writing
William Hunt 1968 Creative Writing
Lloyd Gold 1976 Creative Writing
James Haug 1990 Creative Writing
Geoffrey M. Young 1970 Creative Writing
William Hjortsberg 1976 Creative Writing
Susan Yankowitz 1972 Creative Writing
Michael Dennis Browne 1977 Creative Writing
Marilynn Talal 1991 Creative Writing
Alan Boatman 1974 Creative Writing
Granville, Jr. Walker 1978 Creative Writing