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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Hamill | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Charles Hartman | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Gina Berriault | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Pattiann Rogers | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Mikhail Iossel | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Nancy Eimers | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Karen Rigby | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Nellie Hermann | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Emma Törzs | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Arlene Heyman | 1970 | Creative Writing | |
| James Applewhite | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Kenneth Rexroth | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul Violi | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Glenda Adams | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Patrick Malone | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Steven Orlen | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Deborah Ann Casey | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Lezli White | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Arthur Sze | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert VanderMolen | 1995 | Creative Writing |