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
Albert Goldbarth 1974 Creative Writing
Michael Hogan 1976 Creative Writing
Robert Hemenway 1978 Creative Writing
Orlando Romero 1980 Creative Writing
Nanos Valaoritis 1982 Creative Writing
Susan Ludvigson 1984 Creative Writing
Ed Sanders 1987 Creative Writing
Larry Levis 1989 Creative Writing
William Tester 1991 Creative Writing
Pat Mora 1994 Creative Writing
Craig Anthony Arnold 1999 Creative Writing
Anna Meek 2009 Creative Writing
Pamela Hart 2013 Creative Writing
Shruti Swamy 2022 Creative Writing
George Garrett 1966 Creative Writing
David H. Perkins 1973 Creative Writing
Harold Bond 1976 Creative Writing
Jim Barnes 1978 Creative Writing
Janet Neipris 1980 Creative Writing
Barbara Raskin 1982 Creative Writing