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
Susan Griffin 1976 Creative Writing
Leslie D. Epstein 1972 Creative Writing
Denise Giardina 1996 Creative Writing
Dudley Randall 1986 Creative Writing
Honor Moore 1982 Creative Writing
John Gilhooley 1977 Creative Writing
Roger Weingarten 1973 Creative Writing
Nicholas Samaras 1997 Creative Writing
Steven Millhauser 1986 Creative Writing
Don Hendrie 1978 Creative Writing
Maura Stanton Cecil 1974 Creative Writing
Marianne Boruch 1999 Creative Writing
Lore Segal 1987 Creative Writing
Kenneth Kuhlken 1983 Creative Writing
Mary Marvin 1978 Creative Writing
James Bertolino 1975 Creative Writing
Bruce Bond 2001 Creative Writing
Alfred Cantor 1988 Creative Writing
Charles Hartman 1984 Creative Writing
Carl Rakosi 1979 Creative Writing