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 ascending | Year | Type | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leila Chatti | 2021 | Creative Writing | |
| Lee Zacharias | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Lee Maynard | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| Lee Martin | 2000 | Creative Writing | |
| Lee K. Abbott | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Lee K. Abbott | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Lee Gutkind | 1978 | Creative Writing | |
| Lee Grue | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Lee Fahnestock | 1993 | Translation | French |
| Lee Conell | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Lee Breuer | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Leah Stewart | 2010 | Creative Writing | |
| Lazarre Seymour Simckes | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Lazarre Seymour Simckes | 1966 | Creative Writing | |
| Layla Benitez-James | 2022 | Translation | Spanish |
| Lawson Fusao Inada | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Lawson Fusao Inada | 1972 | Creative Writing | |
| Lawrence Wright | 1992 | Creative Writing | |
| Lawrence Venuti | 1999 | Translation | Italian |
| Lawrence Venuti | 1982 | Translation | Italian |