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
Maureen Seaton 1994 Creative Writing
Rebecca Kavaler 1980 Creative Writing
Catherine MacCoun 1995 Creative Writing
Audre G. Lorde 1981 Creative Writing
William Wenthe 1995 Creative Writing
Linda J. Brown 1981 Creative Writing
Deborah DeNicola 1997 Creative Writing
Barbara Raskin 1982 Creative Writing
Roberta Spear 1982 Creative Writing
Nicola Faith Mason 2000 Creative Writing
Elizabeth Tallent 1983 Creative Writing
Anthony Varallo 2002 Creative Writing
Thomas Farber 1983 Creative Writing
Jeremy Larner 1967 Creative Writing
Tim Bissell 1968 Creative Writing
J. Alan Broughton 1976 Creative Writing
Fanny Howe 1970 Creative Writing
Reginald Saner 1976 Creative Writing
Stanley Rice 1972 Creative Writing
Gerald Wallace 1977 Creative Writing