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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberta Kalechofsky | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Tess Gallagher | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Margaret Sayers Peden | 1981 | Translation | Spanish |
| Barney Bush | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| David Vigoda | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| George Bennett | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| John L. O'Toole | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Lucia Lockert | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Roland Flint | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Thalia Cheronis-Selz | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Maria M. Markof-Belaeff | 1982 | Translation | Russian |
| Bob Shacochis | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Gerald Stern | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Judith J. Sherwin | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Nanos Valaoritis | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Ruben Medina | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Ranjini Obeyesekere | 1982 | Translation | Sinhala |
| C. D. Wright | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Harry Mathews | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Julia V.N. Randall | 1982 | Creative Writing |