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
Corrinne Hales 1987 Creative Writing
Hilma Wolitzer 1987 Creative Writing
Julia Alvarez 1987 Creative Writing
Nancy Wood 1987 Creative Writing
Robert Boswell 1987 Creative Writing
Terry Hummer 1987 Creative Writing
Ann Nietzke 1987 Creative Writing
Daniel Halpern 1987 Creative Writing
Howard Frank Mosher 1987 Creative Writing
Larry Heinemann 1987 Creative Writing
Nancy Couto 1987 Creative Writing
Robert Cantwell 1987 Creative Writing
Thomas McGrath 1987 Creative Writing
Anne Williamson 1987 Creative Writing
David Dwyer 1987 Creative Writing
Irving Feldman 1987 Creative Writing
Larry Watson 1987 Creative Writing
Nancy Willard 1987 Creative Writing
Robert Ferrell 1987 Creative Writing
Todd Lieber 1987 Creative Writing