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
Carolyn See 1974 Creative Writing
Gilbert Sorrentino 1974 Creative Writing
Kenneth McCullough 1974 Creative Writing
Paul Spike 1974 Creative Writing
Roy London 1974 Creative Writing
Yvonne Chism-Peace 1974 Creative Writing
Christopher Davis 1974 Creative Writing
Gordon Weaver 1974 Creative Writing
Leslie Marmon Silko 1974 Creative Writing
Paula Fox 1974 Creative Writing
Ruthven Todd 1974 Creative Writing
Zane Kotker 1974 Creative Writing
Craig Nova 1974 Creative Writing
Harris Dulany 1974 Creative Writing
Lonnie Carter 1974 Creative Writing
Peter Meinke 1974 Creative Writing
Sandra McPherson 1974 Creative Writing
Daniel Epstein 1974 Creative Writing
Harry Crews 1974 Creative Writing
Lynn Luria-Sukenick 1974 Creative Writing