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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Junkins | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| William Knott | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Joanne Kyger | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Lois Lautner | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Denise Levertov | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Leo Litwak | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Ben Maddow | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas McAfee | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| James McConkey | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Frank D. McConnell | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Murray Mednick | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| W. S. Merwin | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Brown Miller | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Joyce Carol Oates | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Charles Olson | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Pack | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Benjamin Saltman | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Aram Saroyan | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Fredrick Seidel | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| George Stanley | 1969 | Creative Writing |