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
Adele Dumaran 1990 Creative Writing
Flora Durham 1990 Creative Writing
Barbara Esstman 1990 Creative Writing
Paul Genega 1990 Creative Writing
Diane Glancy 1990 Creative Writing
Elton Glaser 1990 Creative Writing
Genaro Gonzalez 1990 Creative Writing
Pedro Juan Gutierrez 1990 Creative Writing
Patricia Hampl 1990 Creative Writing
James Haug 1990 Creative Writing
Ursula Hegi 1990 Creative Writing
Robert Hershon 1990 Creative Writing
Kathleen Hill 1990 Creative Writing
Cynthia Hogue 1990 Creative Writing
J. Martin Holman 1990 Translation Japanese
Gary Holthaus 1990 Creative Writing
Harry Humes 1990 Creative Writing
Nhuong Huynh 1990 Creative Writing
Carlos Johnson 1990 Creative Writing
Halvard Johnson 1990 Creative Writing