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
Benjamin Saltman 1987 Creative Writing
Deborah Keenan 1987 Creative Writing
Jeffrey T. Skinner 1987 Creative Writing
Lynn Freed 1987 Creative Writing
Philip Levine 1987 Creative Writing
Roxana Robinson 1987 Creative Writing
William Lanouette 1987 Creative Writing
Brooks Haxton 1987 Creative Writing
Duncan McNaughton 1987 Creative Writing
Jimmy Santiago Baca 1987 Creative Writing
Madelon Sprengnether 1987 Creative Writing
Phillip Foss 1987 Creative Writing
Ruth Borson 1987 Creative Writing
Yannick Murphy 1988 Creative Writing
Clayton Eshleman 1988 Translation French
Bertram, Jr. Fairchild 1988 Creative Writing
Deborah Ann Casey 1988 Creative Writing
Gregory Blake Smith 1988 Creative Writing
Kathryn Byer 1988 Creative Writing
Pamela Painter 1988 Creative Writing