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
Albert Goldbarth 1979 Creative Writing
Cydney Marie Chadwick 2002 Creative Writing
Laura Chester 1979 Creative Writing
Angela Jackson 1980 Creative Writing
Jacqueline Lyons 2003 Creative Writing
Melinda Popham 1966 Creative Writing
Michael Parker 2004 Creative Writing
Jay Wright 1968 Creative Writing
Ted Mathys 2005 Creative Writing
Louis Zukofsky 1969 Creative Writing
Tom McNeal 2006 Creative Writing
Edward Rivera 1972 Creative Writing
Susan A. Clements 2007 Creative Writing
Joseph P. Ribar 1973 Creative Writing
James Alan Reiss 1974 Creative Writing
Charles Simic 1975 Creative Writing
Audrey Borenstein 1976 Creative Writing
Nona Nimnicht 1984 Creative Writing
Dennis Schmitz 1985 Creative Writing
Sandra Alcosser 1985 Creative Writing