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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. K. Williams | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Gerald Burns | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Joe David Bellamy | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Mekeel McBride | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Raymond Federman | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas Crawford | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Katherine D. Jason | 1985 | Translation | Italian |
| Cleopatra Mathis | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Gloria Naylor | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| John L'Heureux | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Merle Olson | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Rebecca Kavaler | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Tobias Wolff | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Frances M. Lopez-Morillas | 1985 | Translation | Spanish |
| Cornelius Eady | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Hans Koning | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Jonathan Holden | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Palmer | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Day | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Toi Derricotte | 1985 | Creative Writing |