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
Antonya Nelson 1989 Creative Writing
Dorothy Stroup 1989 Creative Writing
Harvey Lillywhite 1989 Creative Writing
Kaye Gibbons 1989 Creative Writing
Michelle Cliff 1989 Creative Writing
Robin Becker 1989 Creative Writing
Wesley McNair 1989 Creative Writing
Clayton Eshleman 1988 Translation French
Bertram, Jr. Fairchild 1988 Creative Writing
Deborah Ann Casey 1988 Creative Writing
Gregory Blake Smith 1988 Creative Writing
Kathryn Byer 1988 Creative Writing
Pamela Painter 1988 Creative Writing
Stephanie Strickland 1988 Creative Writing
Yannick Murphy 1988 Creative Writing
Roger Greenwald 1988 Translation Swedish, Danish
Billy Collins 1988 Creative Writing
Denise Giardina 1988 Creative Writing
Harold Jaffe 1988 Creative Writing
Kathryn Davis 1988 Creative Writing