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
Laurie Colwin 1985 Creative Writing
Laurie Duesing 1991 Creative Writing
Laurie Sheck 1982 Creative Writing
Laurie Sheck 1996 Creative Writing
Laurie Young 2015 Creative Writing
Lawrence Coates 2000 Creative Writing
Lawrence Grobel 1981 Creative Writing
Lawrence Joseph 1984 Creative Writing
Lawrence Joseph 1995 Creative Writing
Lawrence Kearney 1981 Creative Writing
Lawrence Naumoff 1970 Creative Writing
Lawrence Pitkethly 1981 Creative Writing
Lawrence Raab 1984 Creative Writing
Lawrence Raab 1972 Creative Writing
Lawrence Thornton 1989 Creative Writing
Lawrence Venuti 1999 Translation Italian
Lawrence Venuti 1982 Translation Italian
Lawrence Wright 1992 Creative Writing
Lawson Fusao Inada 1979 Creative Writing
Lawson Fusao Inada 1972 Creative Writing