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
Michael Sheridan 1984 Creative Writing
Sarah Brown Weitzman 1984 Creative Writing
William Heyen 1984 Creative Writing
Alan Shapiro 1984 Creative Writing
Dennis Hinrichsen 1984 Creative Writing
John Allman 1984 Creative Writing
Larry Levis 1984 Creative Writing
Margaret Anderson 1984 Creative Writing
Michael Waters 1984 Creative Writing
Stanley Kunitz 1984 Creative Writing
William Logan 1984 Creative Writing
Arthur E. Smith 1984 Creative Writing
Dick Allen 1984 Creative Writing
John Engels 1984 Creative Writing
Lawrence Joseph 1984 Creative Writing
Marianne Boruch 1984 Creative Writing
Nancy Schoenberger 1984 Creative Writing
Stanley Plumly 1984 Creative Writing
William Matthews 1984 Creative Writing
Barbara Lefcowitz 1984 Creative Writing