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
Jayne Cortez 1986 Creative Writing
Robert Ross 1988 Creative Writing
Beth Brant 1991 Creative Writing
Ralph Burns 1993 Creative Writing
William Olsen 1996 Creative Writing
Cleopatra Mathis 2003 Creative Writing
Michelle Detorie 2007 Creative Writing
Lenore Myka 2016 Creative Writing
Aldo Amparán 2021 Creative Writing
Eugene Ruggles 1970 Creative Writing
Keith Wilson 1975 Creative Writing
Milan Stitt 1977 Creative Writing
Robert Grenier 1979 Creative Writing
Jared Carter 1981 Creative Writing
Ramon Sender 1983 Creative Writing
William Knott 1985 Creative Writing
Frances Mayes 1988 Creative Writing
Martha Collins 1990 Creative Writing
Corrinne Hales 1993 Creative Writing
Barbara Hurd 2002 Creative Writing