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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linda J. Brown | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Levin | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Tama Janowitz | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Howard Norman | 1981 | Translation | Cree, Swampy Cree |
| Barbara Grizzuti Harrison | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| David Low | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Geary Hobson | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| John I. Knoepfle | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Lonny Kaneko | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Roberta Kalechofsky | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Tess Gallagher | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Margaret Sayers Peden | 1981 | Translation | Spanish |
| Barney Bush | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| David Vigoda | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| George Bennett | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| John L. O'Toole | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Lucia Lockert | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Roland Flint | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Thalia Cheronis-Selz | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Bernard H. Porter | 1980 | Creative Writing |