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
Francois Camoin 1985 Creative Writing
Sara McAulay 1985 Creative Writing
Joan Silber 1986 Creative Writing
Benjamin Saltman 1987 Creative Writing
Philip Levine 1987 Creative Writing
David Bottoms 1988 Creative Writing
Lorrie Moore 1989 Creative Writing
Cynthia Hogue 1990 Creative Writing
Phillip Sterling 1990 Creative Writing
Jane Lazarre 1991 Creative Writing
Nanci Kincaid 1992 Creative Writing
Gibbons Ruark 1993 Creative Writing
Steven Sherrill 2002 Creative Writing
Merle Drown 1993 Creative Writing
Maggie Smith 2011 Creative Writing
Anders Shafer 1966 Creative Writing
Lindsey Drager 2020 Creative Writing
John Clayton 1980 Creative Writing
Ann Darby 2004 Creative Writing
Edwin Romand 1994 Creative Writing