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
Elaine F. Boatin 1986 Creative Writing
Joan Silber 1986 Creative Writing
Louise Shivers 1986 Creative Writing
Phyllis Koestenbaum 1986 Creative Writing
Thomas Russell 1986 Creative Writing
Anne Frydman 1986 Translation Russian
C. J. Hribal 1986 Creative Writing
Eric Kraft 1986 Creative Writing
Joel Rose 1986 Creative Writing
Lowell Jaeger 1986 Creative Writing
Ralph Beer 1986 Creative Writing
Tom DeHaven 1986 Creative Writing
Kathryn Hellerstein 1985 Translation Yiddish
Brigit Pegeen Kelly 1985 Creative Writing
Franz Wright 1985 Creative Writing
Joe Ashby Porter 1985 Creative Writing
Maris Nichols 1985 Creative Writing
Phillip Lopate 1985 Creative Writing
Steven Orlen 1985 Creative Writing
Thomas Hoeksema 1985 Translation Spanish