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
Russell Banks 1978 Creative Writing
Paula Vogel 1980 Creative Writing
Primus St. John 1982 Creative Writing
Walter McDonald 1984 Creative Writing
Hilma Wolitzer 1987 Creative Writing
Linda McCarriston 1989 Creative Writing
Richard Campbell 1994 Creative Writing
Jacqueline Osherow 1999 Creative Writing
Clarence Young 2009 Creative Writing
Roger Reeves 2013 Creative Writing
John Frederick Nims 1966 Creative Writing
Erica Jong 1973 Creative Writing
Howard McCord 1976 Creative Writing
Joseph Glover 1978 Creative Writing
John A. O'Brien 1980 Creative Writing
Constance E. Willis 1982 Creative Writing
Lucie Brock-Broido 1984 Creative Writing
Richard Ives 1986 Creative Writing
C. D. Wright 1989 Creative Writing
Kathleen Coskran 1991 Creative Writing