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 ascending | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Thornton | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Patricia Spears Jones | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Dainis Hazners | 1999 | Creative Writing | |
| Benjamin Paloff | 2009 | Creative Writing | |
| Philip Metres | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| Morgan Talty | 2022 | Creative Writing | |
| George Teter | 1966 | Creative Writing | |
| Deidre L. Bergson | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Harold Stuart | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| John A. Williams | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Jeffrey Sweet | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Barbara Szerlip | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Linda Hasselstrom | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Phyllis Koestenbaum | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| 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 |