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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolfo Anaya | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Russell Banks | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Russell Banks | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Russell Edson | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Russell Edson | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Russell Edson | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Russell Thorburn | 1999 | Creative Writing | |
| Russell Valentino | 2017 | Translation | Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian |
| Russell Valentino | 2010 | Translation | Serbo-Croatian / Rovignese |
| Russell Valentino | 2002 | Translation | Serbo-Croatian / Rovignese |
| Ruth Awad | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| Ruth Borson | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Ruth Ellen Kocher | 2017 | Creative Writing | |
| Ruth Feldman | 1989 | Translation | Italian |
| Ruth L. Schwartz | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Ruth Whitman | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Ruth-Miriam Garnett | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Ruthven Todd | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Ryan Teitman | 2013 | Creative Writing | |
| S. Isabel Choi | 2024 | Creative Writing |