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
Chester Aaron 1976 Creative Writing
Thomas Absher 1976 Creative Writing
Diane Ackerman 1976 Creative Writing
Alice Adams 1976 Creative Writing
Nelson Algren 1976 Creative Writing
S. Keith Althaus 1976 Creative Writing
Calvin Anderson 1976 Creative Writing
Max Apple 1976 Creative Writing
Linda Arking 1976 Creative Writing
Anna Marie Barlow 1976 Creative Writing
Helen Barolini 1976 Creative Writing
John Barry 1976 Creative Writing
John Beecher 1976 Creative Writing
Beth Bentley 1976 Creative Writing
Stephen Berg 1976 Creative Writing
Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge 1976 Creative Writing
Harvey Bialy 1976 Creative Writing
Frank Bidart 1976 Creative Writing
Harold Bond 1976 Creative Writing
Audrey Borenstein 1976 Creative Writing