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
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
William Hoffman 1976 Creative Writing
Alicia Ostriker 1976 Creative Writing
Cecil Daukins 1976 Creative Writing
Dennis Trudell 1976 Creative Writing
George Codegan 1976 Creative Writing
James Martin 1976 Creative Writing
John Taggart 1976 Creative Writing
Marie Harris 1976 Creative Writing
Pat Staten 1976 Creative Writing
Richard Shelton 1976 Creative Writing