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
Stephen W. Hathaway 1981 Creative Writing
Larry Heinemann 1981 Creative Writing
Edward Hirsch 1981 Creative Writing
Geary Hobson 1981 Creative Writing
Marion P. Holt 1981 Translation Spanish
Garrett Hongo 1981 Creative Writing
Christopher Howell 1981 Creative Writing
Bette Howland 1981 Creative Writing
Lewis Hyde 1981 Creative Writing
Tama Janowitz 1981 Creative Writing
Curtis L. Johnson 1981 Creative Writing
Denis Johnson 1981 Creative Writing
June Jordan 1981 Creative Writing
Roberta Kalechofsky 1981 Creative Writing
Lonny Kaneko 1981 Creative Writing
Steven Katz 1981 Creative Writing
Bob Kaufman 1981 Creative Writing
Lawrence Kearney 1981 Creative Writing
Edmund Keeley 1981 Creative Writing
William Kennedy 1981 Creative Writing