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
William Cobb 1978 Creative Writing
Rod Moore 1980 Creative Writing
Stephen Minot 1982 Creative Writing
Joseph Monninger 1987 Creative Writing
Peter Meinke 1989 Creative Writing
Bruce Beasley 1992 Creative Writing
Thomas McNally 1994 Creative Writing
Peter M. Jacobs 1999 Creative Writing
David Baker 2005 Creative Writing
Julia Kasdorf 2009 Creative Writing
Kevin A. González 2018 Creative Writing
Michael Taylor 1966 Creative Writing
Joy Williams 1973 Creative Writing
Jerome Rothenberg 1976 Creative Writing
Marge Piercy 1978 Creative Writing
Katherine Rao 1980 Creative Writing
Heather McHugh 1982 Creative Writing
Mary Ruefle 1984 Creative Writing
William D. Lee 1986 Creative Writing
Elizabeth Arthur 1989 Creative Writing