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
Neal Bowers 1989 Creative Writing
Robert Olen Butler 1994 Creative Writing
W. S. Merwin 1969 Creative Writing
Doris Rochlin 1990 Creative Writing
Gwen Head 1995 Creative Writing
Joseph Ceravelo 1972 Creative Writing
Stephanie Miskowski 1990 Creative Writing
Daniel Mueller 1996 Creative Writing
Peter Klappert 1973 Creative Writing
Judith Katz 1991 Creative Writing
Mark Levine 1997 Creative Writing
Maria Irene Fornes 1974 Creative Writing
Anthony Robbins 1992 Creative Writing
Julie Jordan Hanson 1999 Creative Writing
Helga Morpurgo 1975 Creative Writing
Richard Robbins 1992 Creative Writing
Chester Aaron 1976 Creative Writing
K. Douglas Anderson 1993 Creative Writing
Kevin Brockmeier 2002 Creative Writing
Sandra Meek 2011 Creative Writing