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
Daryl Jones 1985 Creative Writing
Robert Dana 1985 Creative Writing
Gregory Djanikian 1986 Creative Writing
Abby Frucht 1987 Creative Writing
Michelle Carter 1987 Creative Writing
Candace Denning 1988 Creative Writing
Phyllis Collier 1988 Creative Writing
Len Jenkin 1980 Creative Writing
Cortney Davis 1994 Creative Writing
Vera Kistler 1980 Creative Writing
Tony Hoagland 1994 Creative Writing
Garrett Hongo 1981 Creative Writing
John Yarbrough 1995 Creative Writing
Stuart Dybek 1981 Creative Writing
Jeffrey Greene 1996 Creative Writing
John F. Pfeil 1982 Creative Writing
Alan Brown 1998 Creative Writing
Albert Drake 1983 Creative Writing
Russell Thorburn 1999 Creative Writing
Mary Engh 1983 Creative Writing