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
Reginald McKnight 1991 Creative Writing
Walter Bargen 1991 Creative Writing
John High 1991 Translation Russian
Carol Barrett 1991 Creative Writing
Gary A. Soto 1991 Creative Writing
Jonathan S. Cohen 1991 Creative Writing
Margaret Anderson 1991 Creative Writing
Richard K. Nelson 1991 Creative Writing
William Stafford 1991 Creative Writing
C. Christopher Drake 1990 Translation Japanese
Barbara Esstman 1990 Creative Writing
Dorianne Laux 1990 Creative Writing
James Brock 1990 Creative Writing
Lezli White 1990 Creative Writing
Patricia Hampl 1990 Creative Writing
Stanley Crawford 1990 Creative Writing
J. Martin Holman 1990 Translation Japanese
Brenda Osbey 1990 Creative Writing
Doris Rochlin 1990 Creative Writing
James Haug 1990 Creative Writing