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
William Hoffman 1976 Creative Writing
Norman Rush 1986 Creative Writing
Arthur Homer 1998 Creative Writing
Michael Neville 1977 Creative Writing
J. D. McClatchy 1987 Creative Writing
Vijay Seshadri 1999 Creative Writing
Gregory Orr 1978 Creative Writing
Tom Sleigh 1987 Creative Writing
Jean Day 2001 Creative Writing
Paule Marshall 1978 Creative Writing
John M. Bradley 1988 Creative Writing
David Bromige 1979 Creative Writing
Raymond Abbott 1979 Creative Writing
Joanna M. Glass 1980 Creative Writing
Richard J. Nelson 1980 Creative Writing
Barry Gifford 1981 Creative Writing
Madeline DeFrees 1981 Creative Writing
Bob Shacochis 1982 Creative Writing
Ruben Medina 1982 Creative Writing
Gilbert Sorrentino 1983 Creative Writing