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 ascending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard J. Nelson | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Cyrus Cassells | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Leo Bersani | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| James DenBoer | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Barry Gifford | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Dawn Turner Trice | 2006 | Creative Writing | |
| Charles Dizenzo | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Hill | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Madeline DeFrees | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Dennis N. Sampson | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| John Deck | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Harrison Fisher | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Bob Shacochis | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Dwight Yates | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Israel Horovitz | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Alice Walker | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Ruben Medina | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Joseph Powell | 2009 | Creative Writing | |
| Brendan James Galvin | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Kathleen Spivack | 1978 | Creative Writing |