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
Joan Swift 1990 Creative Writing
Lynn Shoemaker 1990 Creative Writing
Pedro Juan Gutierrez 1990 Creative Writing
Ted Pejovich 1990 Creative Writing
Ritva Poom 1990 Translation Finnish
Christina Smith 1990 Creative Writing
Fae Myenne Ng 1990 Creative Writing
John Allman 1990 Creative Writing
Lynne McFall 1990 Creative Writing
Peggy McCreary 1990 Creative Writing
Timothy Seibles 1990 Creative Writing
Stephen Sartarelli 1990 Translation Italian
Constance Pierce 1990 Creative Writing
Flora Durham 1990 Creative Writing
John Dickson 1990 Creative Writing
Marilyn Nelson 1990 Creative Writing
Peter Turchi 1990 Creative Writing
Toi Derricotte 1990 Creative Writing
Katherine Silver 1990 Translation Spanish
Cynthia Hogue 1990 Creative Writing