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 Sort descending | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Hecht | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| John Weir | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Nicholas Samaras | 1997 | Creative Writing | |
| David Morris | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Holeton | 2012 | Creative Writing | |
| Alan Williamson | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Andrew Fetler | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Ann Levy | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Ann Cavallaro | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Currey | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Arthur E. Smith | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Donald Stap | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Cunningham | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| William Wiser | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Margaret Hasse | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| John Vernon | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Janice Harrington | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Foerster | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Peter Ho Davies | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Frances de Pontes Peebles | 2020 | Creative Writing |