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 Crawford 1985 Creative Writing
James McAuley 1972 Creative Writing
Bobby Rogers 2015 Creative Writing
John Taggart 1986 Creative Writing
Louise M. Meriwether 1973 Creative Writing
Aaron Thier 2016 Creative Writing
Charles Hammer 1987 Creative Writing
Jose Yglesias 1974 Creative Writing
Ralph Lombreglia 1987 Creative Writing
Del Hunt 1975 Creative Writing
Denise Giardina 1988 Creative Writing
C.G. Hanzlicek 1976 Creative Writing
John Ford Noonan 1980 Creative Writing
Vincent Gotera 1993 Creative Writing
Brad Watson 2004 Creative Writing
Lynda Hull 1989 Creative Writing
Ronald Sukenick 1980 Creative Writing
Philip St. Clair 1994 Creative Writing
Jane Hirshfield 2005 Creative Writing
David A. Walton 1990 Creative Writing