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
Marisa Gioffre 1980 Creative Writing
Francois Camoin 1985 Creative Writing
Sara McAulay 1985 Creative Writing
James B. Hathaway 1981 Creative Writing
Joan Silber 1986 Creative Writing
William Kennedy 1981 Creative Writing
Benjamin Saltman 1987 Creative Writing
Mari E. Phemster 1982 Creative Writing
Philip Levine 1987 Creative Writing
Bobbie Ann Mason 1983 Creative Writing
David Bottoms 1988 Creative Writing
Patricia McConnell 1983 Creative Writing
Lindsey Drager 2020 Creative Writing
Edward Hower 1976 Creative Writing
Max Apple 1976 Creative Writing
Yong Ik Kim 1976 Creative Writing
Ned Rorem 1977 Creative Writing
Hugh Nissenson 1978 Creative Writing
Richard Rhodes 1978 Creative Writing
Anders Shafer 1966 Creative Writing