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
D. A. Powell 2003 Creative Writing
Peter Klappert 1979 Creative Writing
Judy Blunt 2004 Creative Writing
David Rains Wallace 1980 Creative Writing
Michael Teig 2005 Creative Writing
Patrick Ryan 2006 Creative Writing
Nicole Walker 2007 Creative Writing
Tara Ison 2008 Creative Writing
Melvin Dixon 1984 Creative Writing
Cornelius Eady 1985 Creative Writing
Richard Day 1985 Creative Writing
Gina Berriault 1986 Creative Writing
Wright Morris 1986 Creative Writing
Michael McFee 1987 Creative Writing
Brendan James Galvin 1988 Creative Writing
Pattiann Rogers 1988 Creative Writing
James Fetler 1980 Creative Writing
Phillip Bosakowski 1980 Creative Writing
Ann Birstein 1981 Creative Writing
Leslie Brody 1981 Creative Writing