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
Joann Cattonar 1968 Creative Writing
Frank Conroy 1968 Creative Writing
Sam Cornish 1968 Creative Writing
Malcolm Cowley 1968 Creative Writing
Janet Cutler 1968 Creative Writing
Bill Deemer 1968 Creative Writing
Joel Dressler 1968 Creative Writing
William Edyvean 1968 Creative Writing
Julia Fields 1968 Creative Writing
Ernest J. Gaines 1968 Creative Writing
Leonard Gardner 1968 Creative Writing
Gayle Gray 1968 Creative Writing
John Haines 1968 Creative Writing
James Harrison 1968 Creative Writing
William Hunt 1968 Creative Writing
Hillery Knight 1968 Creative Writing
Douglas Lawder 1968 Creative Writing
Lewis Lipsitz 1968 Creative Writing
George Malko 1968 Creative Writing
Henry Malone 1968 Creative Writing