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
Joyce James 1993 Creative Writing
Martha M. Vertreace 1993 Creative Writing
Robert Olmstead 1993 Creative Writing
Theodore Worozbyt 1993 Creative Writing
Alice Jones 1994 Creative Writing
Edwin Romand 1994 Creative Writing
Lane von Herzen 1994 Creative Writing
Pat Mora 1994 Creative Writing
Teresa Jordan 1994 Creative Writing
Andrew Kaufman 1994 Creative Writing
Elizabeth Sholl 1994 Creative Writing
Laura Kasischke 1994 Creative Writing
Patricia Spears Jones 1994 Creative Writing
Theodore Pelton 1994 Creative Writing
Bradford Barkley 1994 Creative Writing
Franklin, Jr. Burroughs 1994 Creative Writing
Leila Philip 1994 Creative Writing
Paula Huston 1994 Creative Writing
Thomas Bailey 1994 Creative Writing
Brenda Seabrooke 1994 Creative Writing