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
Mark Steadman 1980 Creative Writing
Paula Vogel 1980 Creative Writing
Rodney L. Anderson 1980 Creative Writing
Sybil Claiborne 1980 Creative Writing
Alan Cheuse 1980 Creative Writing
Carolyn F. Emshwiller 1980 Creative Writing
Edward Vasta 1980 Creative Writing
J. E. Franklin 1980 Creative Writing
John E. White 1980 Creative Writing
Laura Riding Jackson 1980 Creative Writing
Marsha Sheiness 1980 Creative Writing
Peter A. Collier 1980 Creative Writing
Ron Hansen 1980 Creative Writing
Ted Solotaroff 1980 Creative Writing
Allen Josephs 1980 Creative Writing
Catherine Gammon 1980 Creative Writing
Eileen M. Zeitz 1980 Creative Writing
James B. Hall 1980 Creative Writing
John Ford Noonan 1980 Creative Writing
Laurell Swails 1980 Creative Writing