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
Bruce Gans 1974 Creative Writing
Jack Gelber 1974 Creative Writing
Jack Gilbert 1974 Creative Writing
Gail Godwin 1974 Creative Writing
Albert Goldbarth 1974 Creative Writing
Marilyn Hacker 1974 Creative Writing
Daniel Halpern 1974 Creative Writing
Joseph Hansen 1974 Creative Writing
Anne Harvey 1974 Creative Writing
William Heyen 1974 Creative Writing
James Holmstrand 1974 Creative Writing
Israel Horovitz 1974 Creative Writing
John Irving 1974 Creative Writing
Phyllis Janowitz 1974 Creative Writing
Donald Junkins 1974 Creative Writing
Tracy Kidder 1974 Creative Writing
William Kittredge 1974 Creative Writing
Arthur Kopit 1974 Creative Writing
Zane Kotker 1974 Creative Writing
William Kotzwinkle 1974 Creative Writing