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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Anderson | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Madeline DeFrees | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Rosellen Brown | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas Lux | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Ralph R. Read | 1981 | Translation | German |
| Bette Howland | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Denis Johnson | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Greg Kuzma | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| June Jordan | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Marianne Halley Chametzky | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Rosemary Daniell | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Victor Hernandez Cruz | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Frances Horning Barraclough | 1981 | Translation | Spanish |
| Victor Valle | 1981 | Translation | Spanish |
| Bim Angst | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Don Lee | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Gretel Ehrlich | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Kathryn Davis | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Russell Edson | 1981 | Creative Writing |