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
Meridel Le Sueur 1980 Creative Writing
Raymond Carver 1980 Creative Writing
Scott R. Sommer 1980 Creative Writing
Vera Kistler 1980 Creative Writing
Arthur Reel 1980 Creative Writing
Charles T. Cole 1980 Creative Writing
Ernest Hebert 1980 Creative Writing
Janet Neipris 1980 Creative Writing
John M. Orlock 1980 Creative Writing
Leo Litwak 1980 Creative Writing
Mindy Pennybacker 1980 Creative Writing
Rebecca Kavaler 1980 Creative Writing
Sharon A. White 1980 Creative Writing
Victor Perera 1980 Creative Writing
Arturo Vivante 1980 Creative Writing
Chuck Kinder 1980 Creative Writing
Evelyn Shefner 1980 Creative Writing
Jeffrey Sweet 1980 Creative Writing
John O. Killens 1980 Creative Writing
Lester Goldberg 1980 Creative Writing