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
Brooks Haxton 1987 Creative Writing
Michael Heffernan 1987 Creative Writing
Larry Heinemann 1987 Creative Writing
Tony Hoagland 1987 Creative Writing
William Holm 1987 Creative Writing
Richard Howard 1987 Creative Writing
David Huddle 1987 Creative Writing
Terry Hummer 1987 Creative Writing
Lewis Hyde 1987 Creative Writing
David Kaplan 1987 Creative Writing
Deborah Keenan 1987 Creative Writing
William Lanouette 1987 Creative Writing
Joan Larkin 1987 Creative Writing
Li-Young Lee 1987 Creative Writing
David Lehman 1987 Creative Writing
Philip Levine 1987 Creative Writing
Todd Lieber 1987 Creative Writing
Ralph Lombreglia 1987 Creative Writing
J. D. McClatchy 1987 Creative Writing
Michael McFee 1987 Creative Writing