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
Thomas Gardner 1995 Creative Writing
Cathy Song 1997 Creative Writing
Veronica Chambers 1998 Creative Writing
Lynn Stegner 2000 Creative Writing
Mary Ruefle 1984 Creative Writing
Cleopatra Mathis 1985 Creative Writing
Rebecca Kavaler 1985 Creative Writing
Gibbons Ruark 1986 Creative Writing
William D. Lee 1986 Creative Writing
Michael Heffernan 1987 Creative Writing
Blanche McCrary Boyd 1988 Creative Writing
Patricia Reeves 1988 Creative Writing
I.L. Salomon 1967 Creative Writing
Peter Winslow 1968 Creative Writing
David M. Kelly 1970 Creative Writing
Pauline Hanson 1972 Creative Writing
Stephen C. Erhart 1973 Creative Writing
N. Michael Niflis 1974 Creative Writing
Judith Kroll 1975 Creative Writing
David St. John 1976 Creative Writing