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 Sort ascending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Heifner | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Randolph Bates | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| David McKain | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Norman Lavers | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Brian Swann | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Joan Larkin | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Susan Stewart | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane Roberts Wood | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Leroy Quintana | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| James Thomas | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Allen Ginsberg | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Kathryn Byer | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Lewis Warsh | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Arturo Vivante | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Oreste D'Arconte | 1966 | Creative Writing | |
| John Berryman | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Reed Whittemore | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Hugh Seidman | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Larry Levis | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| John Irving | 1974 | Creative Writing |