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 Sort descending | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Johnson | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Steven Katz | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Dick Allen | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| James Galvin | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Levy | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Barbara Selfridge | 1991 | Creative Writing | |
| Rafael Zepeda | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Stuart Dischell | 1996 | Creative Writing | |
| Chris Tysh | 2003 | Creative Writing | |
| Matt Yurdana | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| David Philip Mullins | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Albert Abonado | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| Don Lee | 1970 | Creative Writing | |
| Keith Gunderson | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael S. Harper | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Gallup | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane Kenyon | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Ralph McInerny | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| William Herrin | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Ethan Canin | 1988 | Creative Writing |