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
Dabney Stuart 1975 Creative Writing
Jean Strouse 1977 Creative Writing
Marilyn Boucher 1979 Creative Writing
Doug N. Wheeler 1981 Creative Writing
Laura Marello 1983 Creative Writing
Robert Dana 1985 Creative Writing
Candace Denning 1988 Creative Writing
John Allman 1990 Creative Writing
Michael Burns 1995 Creative Writing
Phillip Foss 2001 Creative Writing
Mary Ann Taylor-Hall 2006 Creative Writing
Barbara Duffey 2015 Creative Writing
Emily Skaja 2019 Creative Writing
Malcolm Cowley 1968 Creative Writing
May Swenson 1974 Creative Writing
Tim Kelly 1976 Creative Writing
Coleman Barks 1979 Creative Writing
Barry Beckham 1983 Creative Writing
Gloria Naylor 1985 Creative Writing
Richard Currey 1987 Creative Writing