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
Allison Funk 1988 Creative Writing
Colette Inez 1988 Creative Writing
Gerald Constanzo 1988 Creative Writing
Judson Mitcham 1988 Creative Writing
Molly King 1988 Creative Writing
Roberta Murphy 1988 Creative Writing
Wendy Battin 1988 Creative Writing
Anthony Kerrigan 1988 Creative Writing
David Bottoms 1988 Creative Writing
Gerald Costanzo 1988 Creative Writing
Julia Budenz 1988 Creative Writing
Molly Tinsley 1988 Creative Writing
Sandra Cisneros 1988 Creative Writing
William O'Brien 1988 Creative Writing
Charles Dunlop 1988 Translation Japanese
Becky Birtha 1988 Creative Writing
Dean Young 1988 Creative Writing
Gish Jen 1988 Creative Writing
Karen Joy Fowler 1988 Creative Writing
Nance Van Winckel 1988 Creative Writing