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
Cornelius Eady 1985 Creative Writing
Richard Day 1985 Creative Writing
Gina Berriault 1986 Creative Writing
Wright Morris 1986 Creative Writing
Michael McFee 1987 Creative Writing
Brendan James Galvin 1988 Creative Writing
Pattiann Rogers 1988 Creative Writing
Lee Breuer 1980 Creative Writing
Timothy Burns 1980 Creative Writing
Helen Barolini 1976 Creative Writing
Elizabeth L. Hardwick 1981 Creative Writing
Philip Levine 1976 Creative Writing
Steve Cannon 1981 Creative Writing
Freya Manfred 1977 Creative Writing
Joan Swift 1982 Creative Writing
Susan MacDonald 1977 Creative Writing
Jonathan Edward Greene 1978 Creative Writing
Mary E. Mebane 1983 Creative Writing
Tom Thomas 1978 Creative Writing
Dennis Hinrichsen 1984 Creative Writing