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
J. E. Franklin 1980 Creative Writing
Alejandro Morales 1982 Creative Writing
Kathy Callaway 1984 Creative Writing
Michelle Herman 1986 Creative Writing
Jane Lazarre 1991 Creative Writing
Linda-Ruth Berger 1997 Creative Writing
Ron Silliman 2003 Creative Writing
Paul Bergstraesser 2012 Creative Writing
Ronald Johnson 1970 Creative Writing
Vern Rutsala 1975 Creative Writing
William Dickey 1977 Creative Writing
William Knott 1979 Creative Writing
Michael Lally 1981 Creative Writing
Daniel Thrapp 1986 Creative Writing
Linda Bierds 1988 Creative Writing
Ted Pejovich 1990 Creative Writing
Katherine Vaz 1993 Creative Writing
Enid Shomer 1996 Creative Writing
Richard Schmitt 2002 Creative Writing
Dennis N. Sampson 2007 Creative Writing