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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Leach | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Shelby Hearon | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Ron Padgett | 1983 | Translation | French |
| Charles Baxter | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Edward Hoagland | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| James Thomas | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Lorenzo Thomas | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Phillip Anthony Eprile | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Stephanie Gunn | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Moss Roberts | 1983 | Translation | Chinese |
| Charles Henley | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Edward Lueders | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Jan Reid | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Louise Erdrich | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Ralph McInerny | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Stephen Goodwin | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| David Rubin | 1983 | Translation | Hindi |
| Claude Brown | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Elinor Welt | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane Bernstein | 1983 | Creative Writing |