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
Rosmarie Waldrop 1979 Creative Writing
Wayne Biddle 1979 Creative Writing
Anthony Towle 1979 Creative Writing
Clayton Eshleman 1979 Creative Writing
Evangelina Vigil 1979 Creative Writing
John Latta 1979 Creative Writing
Lynn Luria-Sukenick 1979 Creative Writing
Peter Klappert 1979 Creative Writing
Rudolfo Anaya 1979 Creative Writing
Wesley McNair 1979 Creative Writing
Armand Schwerner 1979 Creative Writing
Coleman Barks 1979 Creative Writing
Frederick Barthelme 1979 Creative Writing
John Logan 1979 Creative Writing
Madeleine Burnside 1979 Creative Writing
Peter Orlovsky 1979 Creative Writing
Samuel Allen 1979 Creative Writing
William Berkson 1979 Creative Writing
Arthur Lange 1979 Creative Writing
Daphne Athas 1979 Creative Writing