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 Type Language
Laura Mullen 1988 Creative Writing
Pattiann Rogers 1988 Creative Writing
Susan Tichy 1988 Creative Writing
Stephen Mitchell 1988 Translation German, Hebrew
Bruce Weigl 1988 Creative Writing
Elizabeth Spencer 1988 Creative Writing
Irena Klepfisz 1988 Creative Writing
Linda Bierds 1988 Creative Writing
Paul Vangelisti 1988 Creative Writing
Teresa Cader 1988 Creative Writing
Marian Schwartz 1988 Translation Russian
Candace Denning 1988 Creative Writing
Elizabeth Tallent 1988 Creative Writing
Irene Wanner 1988 Creative Writing
Lou Ann Walker 1988 Creative Writing
Phyllis Collier 1988 Creative Writing
Terry McMillan 1988 Creative Writing
David Slavitt 1988 Translation Latin
Carl Dennis 1988 Creative Writing
Ellen Akins 1988 Creative Writing