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
Frank Chin 1974 Creative Writing
William Kittredge 1974 Creative Writing
William Matthews 1975 Creative Writing
Verlyn Klinkenborg 1988 Creative Writing
James B. Hall 1980 Creative Writing
Joan Murray 1989 Creative Writing
Peter Spielberg 1980 Creative Writing
Alex Kuo 1990 Creative Writing
Amiri Baraka 1981 Creative Writing
Michael Bugeja 1990 Creative Writing
Lawrence Kearney 1981 Creative Writing
Donna Masini 1991 Creative Writing
Alex Stevens 1982 Creative Writing
Stephen Murabito 1991 Creative Writing
Richard Martin 1982 Creative Writing
Lawrence Wright 1992 Creative Writing
Edward Lueders 1983 Creative Writing
Dannye G. Powell 1993 Creative Writing
Stephen Goodwin 1983 Creative Writing
Roberta Spear 1993 Creative Writing