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
Steven Katz 1976 Creative Writing
William O'Brien 1976 Creative Writing
Allan Gurganus 1976 Creative Writing
Charles David Wright 1976 Creative Writing
Diane Ackerman 1976 Creative Writing
George Cuomo 1976 Creative Writing
James Masao Mitsui 1976 Creative Writing
John Yau 1976 Creative Writing
Marisha Chamberlain 1976 Creative Writing
Pati Hill 1976 Creative Writing
Richard Taylor 1976 Creative Writing
Susan Griffin 1976 Creative Writing
William Ransom 1976 Creative Writing
Andrew Fetler 1976 Creative Writing
Charles Fuller 1976 Creative Writing
Edgar White 1976 Creative Writing
Gerald Stern 1976 Creative Writing
James McAfee 1976 Creative Writing
John Yount 1976 Creative Writing
Mary Conselmann 1976 Creative Writing