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 Sort descending | Year | Type | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph Carter | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Ranjini Obeyesekere | 1982 | Translation | Sinhala |
| Raquel Salas Rivera | 2021 | Translation | Spanish |
| Rav Grewal-Kok | 2016 | Creative Writing | |
| Ravi Howard | 2008 | Creative Writing | |
| Ray Aranha | 1977 | Creative Writing | |
| Ray DiPalma | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Ray Young Bear | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Raymond Abbott | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Raymond Carver | 1970 | Creative Writing | |
| Raymond Carver | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Raymond Coreil | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Raymond Federman | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Raymond R. Patterson | 1970 | Creative Writing | |
| Ra’Niqua Lee | 2024 | Creative Writing | |
| Rebecca Black | 2009 | Creative Writing | |
| Rebecca Dunham | 2007 | Creative Writing | |
| Rebecca Fanany | 2006 | Translation | Indonesian |
| Rebecca Freeman | 2014 | Creative Writing | |
| Rebecca Godwin | 1994 | Creative Writing |