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
William Edyvean 1968 Creative Writing
Robert Hedin 1985 Creative Writing
Gene Fowler 1970 Creative Writing
Henry Taylor 1986 Creative Writing
Stephen Goodwin 1972 Creative Writing
Ann Nietzke 1987 Creative Writing
William Pitt Root 1973 Creative Writing
Nancy Couto 1987 Creative Writing
Phyllis Janowitz 1974 Creative Writing
Carole Maso 1988 Creative Writing
Malcolm McConnell 1975 Creative Writing
Daniel Lyons 1994 Creative Writing
Bertram, Jr. Fairchild 2005 Creative Writing
Virginia Furtwangler 1994 Creative Writing
Linda Arking 1976 Creative Writing
Daniel Asa Rose 2006 Creative Writing
Kim Addonizio 1995 Creative Writing
Wayne Zade 1976 Creative Writing
Dana Roeser 2007 Creative Writing
John High 1996 Creative Writing