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
Michael Paterniti 2002 Creative Writing
Gerald Stern 1976 Creative Writing
Patricia Goedicke 1976 Creative Writing
Douglas Gower 1977 Creative Writing
Roger Pfingston 1977 Creative Writing
Jeffrey Duncan 1978 Creative Writing
T. C. Boyle 1978 Creative Writing
John Finlay 1966 Creative Writing
James Tate 1979 Creative Writing
Dock Adams 1968 Creative Writing
Tina Darragh 1979 Creative Writing
Jack Anderson 1969 Creative Writing
Roger Sauls 1970 Creative Writing
Edward Dahlberg 1973 Creative Writing
Donald Junkins 1974 Creative Writing
Tracy Kidder 1974 Creative Writing
Ruth Whitman 1975 Creative Writing
George Oppen 1980 Creative Writing
Paul West 1980 Creative Writing
Larry Heinemann 1981 Creative Writing