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
T. Greenwood 2004 Creative Writing
T. C. Boyle 1978 Creative Writing
T. C. Boyle 1983 Creative Writing
Sylvia Watanabe 1989 Creative Writing
Sylee Gore 2025 Creative Writing
Sybil Claiborne 1980 Creative Writing
Sverre Lyngstad 1983 Translation Norwegian
Suzanne Rivecca 2010 Creative Writing
Suzanne Paola 2002 Creative Writing
Suzanne Matson 2012 Creative Writing
Suzanne Jill Levine 1993 Translation Spanish
Suzanne Jill Levine 1981 Translation Spanish
Suzanne Jill Levine 1985 Translation Spanish
Suzanne Buffam 2013 Creative Writing
Suzanne Berne 1994 Creative Writing
Susan Yankowitz 1980 Creative Writing
Susan Yankowitz 1972 Creative Writing
Susan Wood 1984 Creative Writing
Susan Tichy 1988 Creative Writing
Susan Stewart 1989 Creative Writing