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
Anne Frydman 1986 Translation Russian
C. J. Hribal 1986 Creative Writing
Eric Kraft 1986 Creative Writing
Joel Rose 1986 Creative Writing
Lowell Jaeger 1986 Creative Writing
Ralph Beer 1986 Creative Writing
Tom DeHaven 1986 Creative Writing
Calvin Anderson 1987 Creative Writing
Ed Sanders 1987 Creative Writing
Joan Larkin 1987 Creative Writing
Mark Doty 1987 Creative Writing
Phyllis Naylor 1987 Creative Writing
Sharon Bryan 1987 Creative Writing
Charles Hammer 1987 Creative Writing
Esther Broner 1987 Creative Writing
Joel Agee 1987 Creative Writing
Mary Swander 1987 Creative Writing
Ralph Lombreglia 1987 Creative Writing
Sherod Santos 1987 Creative Writing
Charlotte Mendez 1987 Creative Writing