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
Charles E. Poverman 1988 Creative Writing
Garrett Hongo 1988 Creative Writing
John Witte 1988 Creative Writing
Maureen Howard 1988 Creative Writing
Robert Hill Long 1988 Creative Writing
Verlyn Klinkenborg 1988 Creative Writing
Aleda Shirley 1988 Creative Writing
Christina Llewellyn 1988 Creative Writing
George Economou 1988 Creative Writing
Joseph Geha 1988 Creative Writing
Michael Cunningham 1988 Creative Writing
Robert Levy 1988 Creative Writing
Vicki Covington 1988 Creative Writing
Alfred Cantor 1988 Creative Writing
Claudia Buckholts 1988 Creative Writing
George Strange 1988 Creative Writing
Joy Williams 1988 Creative Writing
Michael Martone 1988 Creative Writing
Robert Ross 1988 Creative Writing
Victoria Redel 1988 Creative Writing