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
John Brandi 1979 Creative Writing
Donald Bredes 1979 Creative Writing
David Bromige 1979 Creative Writing
Esther Broner 1979 Creative Writing
Michael Brownstein 1979 Creative Writing
Madeleine Burnside 1979 Creative Writing
Xam Cartier 1979 Creative Writing
Turner Cassity 1979 Creative Writing
Laura Chester 1979 Creative Writing
Jack Collom 1979 Creative Writing
William Corbett 1979 Creative Writing
Alfred Corn 1979 Creative Writing
Jayne Cortez 1979 Creative Writing
John Dacey 1979 Creative Writing
Tina Darragh 1979 Creative Writing
Diane di Prima 1979 Creative Writing
Ray DiPalma 1979 Creative Writing
Philip Dow 1979 Creative Writing
E. Norman Dukes 1979 Creative Writing
Clayton Eshleman 1979 Creative Writing