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
John Rechy 1976 Creative Writing
Stephen Minot 1976 Creative Writing
Jody Aliesan 1977 Creative Writing
Deena Metzger 1978 Creative Writing
Mary Cable 1978 Creative Writing
Bernard Welt 1979 Creative Writing
Mary White 1979 Creative Writing
Josephine Miles 1980 Creative Writing
Carolyn F. Emshwiller 1980 Creative Writing
Stephen Harrigan 1980 Creative Writing
Deborah L. Boe 1981 Creative Writing
Rosellen Brown 1981 Creative Writing
Gerald Stern 1982 Creative Writing
Joseph Maiolo 1983 Creative Writing
Carol Muske-Dukes 1984 Creative Writing
Janet Kauffman 1984 Creative Writing
George Teter 1966 Creative Writing
Sarah Brown Weitzman 1984 Creative Writing
Cynthia Ozick 1968 Creative Writing
James McManus 1985 Creative Writing