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
John Bishop 1980 Creative Writing
Ann Cavallaro 1980 Creative Writing
Robin J. Prising 1980 Creative Writing
Linda McCarriston 1989 Creative Writing
Calvin Forbes 1981 Creative Writing
Constance Pierce 1990 Creative Writing
Michael Lally 1981 Creative Writing
Peter Turchi 1990 Creative Writing
Dabney Stuart 1982 Creative Writing
James D. Brown 1991 Creative Writing
Simon J. Ortiz 1982 Creative Writing
Jacqueline Pierce Mungai 1983 Creative Writing
Michelle Clinton 1992 Creative Writing
George Kalamaras 1993 Creative Writing
Lisa Lewis 2011 Creative Writing
Edwin Ochester 1984 Creative Writing
Sean Bernard 2012 Creative Writing
Pamela Hadas 1984 Creative Writing
Suzanne Buffam 2013 Creative Writing
Faye Kicknosway 1985 Creative Writing