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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naomi Lazard | 1986 | Translation | Urdu |
| Christopher Gilbert | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Gibbons Ruark | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| John Wieners | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Martin Espada | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Ives | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Wright Morris | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Josef Lustig | 1986 | Translation | Czech |
| Cyrus Cassells | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Gina Berriault | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Jon Anderson | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Martin Lesley | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Taylor | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Yvonne Sapia | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Bill (Red Pine) Porter | 1986 | Translation | Chinese |
| Daniel Thrapp | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Gjertrud Schnackenberg | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Jon Davis | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Mary Carter | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Roper | 1986 | Creative Writing |