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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Vangelisti | 1981 | Translation | Italian |
| Calvin Forbes | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Donna Brook | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Ivy H. Goodman | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Larry Heinemann | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Lally | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Sandra Cisneros | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| William Everson | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Magda Bogin | 1981 | Translation | Catalan, Spanish |
| Daniel Weissbort | 1981 | Translation | Russian |
| Carol Frost | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Doug N. Wheeler | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| James B. Hathaway | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Laura Beausoleil | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Naomi Lazard | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Sergio D. Elizondo | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| William Kennedy | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| John Carpenter | 1981 | Translation | Polish |
| Alexis DeVeaux | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Carole Oligario | 1981 | Creative Writing |