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
Rebecca Godwin 1994 Creative Writing
W. S. Di Piero 1989 Creative Writing
Jill McDonough 2005 Creative Writing
Frank Manley 1995 Creative Writing
Michael Palmer 1985 Creative Writing
Kim Chernin 1990 Creative Writing
Joshua Barkan 2006 Creative Writing
Barbara Hamby 1996 Creative Writing
Cyrus Cassells 1986 Creative Writing
Beth Brant 1991 Creative Writing
Jill Osier 2007 Creative Writing
Leonard Schwartz 1997 Creative Writing
Richard Ives 1986 Creative Writing
Paul Christensen 1991 Creative Writing
Judith Frank 2008 Creative Writing
George Economou 1999 Creative Writing
John Roberts 1987 Creative Writing
Jeffrey Harrison 1992 Creative Writing
Paula Bohince 2009 Creative Writing
Wendy Brenner 2000 Creative Writing