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
Les Standiford 1989 Creative Writing
Leroy Quintana 1978 Creative Writing
Leonie Adams 1966 Creative Writing
Leonard Schwartz 1997 Creative Writing
Leonard Roberts 1989 Creative Writing
Leonard Roberts 1984 Creative Writing
Leonard Gardner 1968 Creative Writing
Leonard Fox 2005 Translation Malagasy, French
Leon Rooke 1978 Creative Writing
Leo Romero 1982 Creative Writing
Leo Litwak 1969 Creative Writing
Leo Litwak 1980 Creative Writing
Leo Connellan 1970 Creative Writing
Leo Bersani 1969 Creative Writing
Lenore Myka 2016 Creative Writing
Lennox Brown 1976 Creative Writing
Len Jenkin 1980 Creative Writing
Leland Hickman 1969 Creative Writing
Leland Chambers 1991 Translation Spanish
Leila Philip 1994 Creative Writing