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
Richard Zenith 1989 Translation Portuguese
Richard Yates 1967 Creative Writing
Richard Yates 1984 Creative Writing
Richard Yates 1983 Creative Writing
Richard Tillinghast 2010 Translation Turkish
Richard Terrill 1989 Creative Writing
Richard Taylor 1976 Creative Writing
Richard Taylor 1986 Creative Writing
Richard Stern 1966 Creative Writing
Richard Spilman 1987 Creative Writing
Richard Siken 2005 Creative Writing
Richard Shelton 1976 Creative Writing
Richard Shelton 1991 Creative Writing
Richard Shaw 1978 Creative Writing
Richard Selzer 1988 Creative Writing
Richard Schmitt 2002 Creative Writing
Richard S. Kennedy 1973 Creative Writing
Richard Robbins 1992 Creative Writing
Richard Rhodes 1978 Creative Writing
Richard Reynolds 1994 Creative Writing