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 Sort descending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Tesich | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Gerald Stern | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Donna Brook | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Patricia Goedicke | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Sandra Cisneros | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Douglas Gower | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Ira Sadoff | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Roger Pfingston | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Jeffrey Duncan | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Kevin McIlvoy | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| T. C. Boyle | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Charles P. Wright | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| James Tate | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Tina Darragh | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Mark Jarman | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Teresa Cader | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| Anthony Ardizzone | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane Miller | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul Auster | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Dennis Covington | 1996 | Creative Writing |