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
Harry Pearson 1967 Creative Writing
Harry Taylor 1976 Creative Writing
Harvey Bialy 1976 Creative Writing
Harvey Hix 1995 Creative Writing
Harvey Jacobs 1978 Creative Writing
Harvey Lillywhite 1989 Creative Writing
Harvey Swados 1966 Creative Writing
Hayan Charara 2009 Creative Writing
Hayden Carruth 1975 Creative Writing
Hayden Carruth 1969 Creative Writing
Hayden Carruth 1967 Creative Writing
Hayden Carruth 1988 Creative Writing
Heather McHugh 1982 Creative Writing
Heather McHugh 1974 Creative Writing
Heather Ross Miller 1973 Creative Writing
Heather Ross Miller 1968 Creative Writing
Heather Sellers 2000 Creative Writing
Helen Barolini 1976 Creative Writing
Helen Degen Cohen 1988 Creative Writing
Helen Frost 2009 Creative Writing