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
Jacquelyn Malone 1988 Creative Writing
Louise Gluck 1988 Creative Writing
Phyllis Janowitz 1988 Creative Writing
Tess Gallagher 1988 Creative Writing
Katherine Washburn 1988 Translation German
Carole Maso 1988 Creative Writing
Eric Pankey 1988 Creative Writing
James Cummins 1988 Creative Writing
Lucy Ferriss 1988 Creative Writing
Randall Silvis 1988 Creative Writing
Thomas Lux 1988 Creative Writing
Steven White 1988 Translation Spanish
Catherine Texier 1988 Creative Writing
Ethan Canin 1988 Creative Writing
James Hannah 1988 Creative Writing
Maria Flook 1988 Creative Writing
Richard Selzer 1988 Creative Writing
Thomas Lynch 1988 Creative Writing
John Carpenter 1988 Translation Polish
Cecile Leneman 1988 Creative Writing