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
Thomas Swiss 1984 Creative Writing
Gerald Stern 1987 Creative Writing
Les Standiford 1989 Creative Writing
Philip St. Clair 1994 Creative Writing
David J. Smith 1999 Creative Writing
Bryan Worra 2009 Creative Writing
Rachel Zucker 2013 Creative Writing
Daniel Tam-Claiborne 2022 Creative Writing
Harvey Swados 1966 Creative Writing
Diane Wakoski 1973 Creative Writing
Harvey Bialy 1976 Creative Writing
John Stewart 1978 Creative Writing
Joanna M. Glass 1980 Creative Writing
Bob Shacochis 1982 Creative Writing
Lisa Ress 1984 Creative Writing
Randolph Bates 1986 Creative Writing
Ariel Dawson 1989 Creative Writing
Josip Novakovich 1991 Creative Writing
Alice Jones 1994 Creative Writing
Renee Ashley 1997 Creative Writing