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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Berryman | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas Fitzsimmons | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| James Harms | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Reed Whittemore | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Kathleen Hill | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| J. D. Dolan | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| Mary Bush | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Hugh Seidman | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Arthur Flowers | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Janice Harrington | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Marina L. Harris | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Larry Levis | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Norman Lavers | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| James Tomlinson | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Jennifer Cornell | 1998 | Creative Writing | |
| John Irving | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane Roberts Wood | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael McGriff | 2009 | Creative Writing | |
| Dabney Stuart | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Salar Abdoh | 2010 | Creative Writing |