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
Ariel Dawson 1989 Creative Writing
Paisley Rekdal 2003 Creative Writing
Bill Deemer 1968 Creative Writing
Nancy Eimers 1989 Creative Writing
Robert Hedin 1994 Creative Writing
Frank Conroy 1969 Creative Writing
Dorianne Laux 1990 Creative Writing
Giannina Braschi 1995 Creative Writing
Primus St. John 1970 Creative Writing
Stanley Crawford 1990 Creative Writing
Charles Martin 1996 Creative Writing
Daniel Halpern 1973 Creative Writing
Josip Novakovich 1991 Creative Writing
Margaret Almon 1997 Creative Writing
Daniel Epstein 1974 Creative Writing
Anita Feng 1992 Creative Writing
Bob Hicok 2009 Creative Writing
John J. Ronan 1999 Creative Writing
Sheldon Frank 1974 Creative Writing
Richard Krawiec 1992 Creative Writing