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
David Lehman 1987 Creative Writing
Belle Waring 1992 Creative Writing
Clarence Young 2009 Creative Writing
Jane Bernstein 2000 Creative Writing
Robert Shapard 1987 Creative Writing
Rochelle Nameroff 1992 Creative Writing
Frank B. Wilderson III 2010 Creative Writing
Virgil Suarez 2001 Creative Writing
George Economou 1988 Creative Writing
Katherine Vaz 1993 Creative Writing
Holly Iglesias 2011 Creative Writing
Katherine Rao 1980 Creative Writing
Steve Carter 1980 Creative Writing
Don Lee 1981 Creative Writing
John Taggart 1976 Creative Writing
Russell Edson 1981 Creative Writing
Steven Katz 1976 Creative Writing
Heather McHugh 1982 Creative Writing
John Domini 1977 Creative Writing
Diane Vreuls 1978 Creative Writing