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
Pablo Medina 1991 Creative Writing
Janet Desaulniers 1992 Creative Writing
Belle Boggs 2012 Creative Writing
Jenny Browne 2013 Creative Writing
Kelle Groom 2014 Creative Writing
Bobby Rogers 2015 Creative Writing
Aaron Thier 2016 Creative Writing
Eileen M. Zeitz 1980 Creative Writing
Barbara Drake 1966 Creative Writing
Mikhail Iossel 1993 Creative Writing
George Evans 1984 Creative Writing
Martin M. Goldsmith 1980 Creative Writing
Wallace Markfield 1967 Creative Writing
Gary Eller 1994 Creative Writing
Reginald Gibbons 1984 Creative Writing
Ellen Bryant Voigt 1976 Creative Writing
Dan Wakenfield 1969 Creative Writing
Gerald Burns 1985 Creative Writing
Jane Kenyon 1981 Creative Writing
Michael Davidson 1976 Creative Writing