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 Sort descending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Page Stegner | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Louise Abbott | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Alice Walker | 1970 | Creative Writing | |
| June Jordan | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Lawrence Raab | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard S. Kennedy | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| Ntozake Shange | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Marvin Mandel | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Chelsea Rathburn | 2009 | Creative Writing | |
| David MacDonald | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Ishmael Reed | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Frances Hwang | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Stone | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Cleveland Kurtz | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Gary Short | 2011 | Creative Writing | |
| Susan Tichy | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| James Gander | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| John Skoyles | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Lynda Leidiger | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Stephen R. Dunn | 1976 | Creative Writing |