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
Kenneth O. Hanson 1981 Creative Writing
Paul Zimmer 1982 Creative Writing
Diane Lefer 1983 Creative Writing
Russell Banks 1983 Creative Writing
John Sanders 2012 Creative Writing
Suzanne Berne 1994 Creative Writing
Pamela Hart 2013 Creative Writing
George Cuomo 1976 Creative Writing
Jan Kubicki 1995 Creative Writing
Patricia Engel 2014 Creative Writing
Pati Hill 1976 Creative Writing
Denise Giardina 1996 Creative Writing
Debora Greger 1977 Creative Writing
Nicholas Samaras 1997 Creative Writing
Roberta Hill 1977 Creative Writing
Marianne Boruch 1999 Creative Writing
Jean Louise Thompson 1978 Creative Writing
Bruce Bond 2001 Creative Writing
Susan Neville 1978 Creative Writing
Matthew Klam 2002 Creative Writing