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 Van Walleghen 1979 Creative Writing
Charles Marowitz 1980 Creative Writing
Alice Jones 1994 Creative Writing
Teresa Jordan 1994 Creative Writing
Janet Campbell Hale 1995 Creative Writing
Donald Anderson 1996 Creative Writing
Renee Ashley 1997 Creative Writing
Michael Leon Stokesbury 1999 Creative Writing
Charles North 2001 Creative Writing
Nicholas Montemarano 2002 Creative Writing
Jon Veinberg 1984 Creative Writing
Sue Standing 1984 Creative Writing
Jim Krusoe 1985 Creative Writing
Louise Shivers 1986 Creative Writing
Deborah Keenan 1987 Creative Writing
Roxana Robinson 1987 Creative Writing
Gerald Costanzo 1988 Creative Writing
John Frederick Nims 1966 Creative Writing
Douglas Lawder 1968 Creative Writing
James McConkey 1969 Creative Writing