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 ascending | Type | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Hernandez Cruz | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Frances Horning Barraclough | 1981 | Translation | Spanish |
| Victor Valle | 1981 | Translation | Spanish |
| Bim Angst | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Don Lee | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Gretel Ehrlich | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Kathryn Davis | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Russell Edson | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Wanda Coleman | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Gabriel Berns | 1981 | Translation | Spanish |
| Jan van Huerck | 1981 | Translation | German |
| Bob Kaufman | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Donald Singleton | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Irina Kirk | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Kenneth O. Hanson | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Covino | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Sam Hamill | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| William Baker | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Randolph Blasing | 1981 | Translation | Turkish |