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
Jack Gelber 1974 Creative Writing
Ron Overton 1976 Creative Writing
Anne Waldman 1979 Creative Writing
Stephanie Vaughn 1980 Creative Writing
Arthur Vogelsang 1985 Creative Writing
Madelon Sprengnether 1987 Creative Writing
Robin Becker 1989 Creative Writing
Don Kurtz 1992 Creative Writing
John Isles 2005 Creative Writing
Rebecca Black 2009 Creative Writing
Maaza Mengiste 2018 Creative Writing
Theodore Weiss 1966 Creative Writing
Paul Foster 1973 Creative Writing
Jonathan Penner 1976 Creative Writing
Mekeel McBride 1978 Creative Writing
Len Jenkin 1980 Creative Writing
John F. Pfeil 1982 Creative Writing
Nona Nimnicht 1984 Creative Writing
Barbara Haas 1987 Creative Writing
Gordon Weaver 1989 Creative Writing