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
Lewis Warsh 1979 Creative Writing
Arturo Vivante 1980 Creative Writing
Tim Gautreaux 1993 Creative Writing
Paula Huston 1994 Creative Writing
Ethan Canin 1995 Creative Writing
Judith Hall 1997 Creative Writing
Dana Levin 1999 Creative Writing
Susan Choi 2000 Creative Writing
Ingrid Hill 2002 Creative Writing
Galway Kinnell 1984 Creative Writing
Ralph Burns 1984 Creative Writing
Franz Wright 1985 Creative Writing
Steven Orlen 1985 Creative Writing
John Gantos 1986 Creative Writing
Calvin Anderson 1987 Creative Writing
Phyllis Naylor 1987 Creative Writing
Deborah Ann Casey 1988 Creative Writing
Anne Hamilton Merkley 1966 Creative Writing
Tillie Olsen 1967 Creative Writing
Daisy Aldan 1969 Creative Writing