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
Thomas Meyer 1979 Creative Writing
Paul Bowles 1980 Creative Writing
Kenneth O. Hanson 1981 Creative Writing
Paul Zimmer 1982 Creative Writing
Diane Lefer 1983 Creative Writing
Russell Banks 1983 Creative Writing
Marina LaPalma 1984 Creative Writing
Allan Seager 1967 Creative Writing
Andre Dubus 1985 Creative Writing
Lucas Meyers 1968 Creative Writing
Patricia Dobler 1985 Creative Writing
Arthur Pfister 1970 Creative Writing
Dudley Randall 1986 Creative Writing
Leslie D. Epstein 1972 Creative Writing
Steven Millhauser 1986 Creative Writing
Roger Weingarten 1973 Creative Writing
Lore Segal 1987 Creative Writing
Maura Stanton Cecil 1974 Creative Writing
Alfred Cantor 1988 Creative Writing
James Bertolino 1975 Creative Writing