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 Sort descending | Type | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Dunlop | 1988 | Translation | Japanese |
| Becky Birtha | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Dean Young | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Gish Jen | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Karen Joy Fowler | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Nance Van Winckel | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Sara Vogan | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Willis Johnson | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Ariel Dawson | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Edgardo Vega | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Helena Viramontes | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Larry Levis | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Nancy Eimers | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Roland Sodowsky | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Bruce Cutler | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Edward Franklin | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Hortense Calisher | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Lawrence Thornton | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Neal Bowers | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Ronald Sukenick | 1989 | Creative Writing |