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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judith Ortiz Cofer | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Dorris | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Hellenga | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Walter McDonald | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Anthony Hecht | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Donald Justice | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Gwendolyn Brooks | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Judith Weaver | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Michelle Boisseau | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Pope, Jr. | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Walter Myers | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Antonya Nelson | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Dorothy Stroup | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Harvey Lillywhite | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Kaye Gibbons | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Michelle Cliff | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Robin Becker | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Wesley McNair | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| C. Christopher Drake | 1990 | Translation | Japanese |
| Barbara Esstman | 1990 | Creative Writing |