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
Marilyn Thompson 1975 Creative Writing
Robert Morgan 1975 Creative Writing
Brendan James Galvin 1975 Creative Writing
Hollis Summers 1975 Creative Writing
Mark Vinz 1975 Creative Writing
Robert Peters 1975 Creative Writing
Carroll Arnett 1975 Creative Writing
Ishmael Reed 1975 Creative Writing
Mary O'Donnell 1975 Creative Writing
Ronald Johnson 1975 Creative Writing
Arthur Vogelsang 1976 Creative Writing
Constance Urdang 1976 Creative Writing
Eugene Lyons 1976 Creative Writing
Harvey Bialy 1976 Creative Writing
Janet Burroway 1976 Creative Writing
Lance Lee 1976 Creative Writing
Michael Hogan 1976 Creative Writing
Peter Snow 1976 Creative Writing
Ronnie Paris 1976 Creative Writing
Thomas Johnson 1976 Creative Writing