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
Steven Orlen 1979 Creative Writing
William Patrick 1979 Creative Writing
Bernadette Mayer 1979 Creative Writing
David Bosworth 1979 Creative Writing
Harris Schiff 1979 Creative Writing
Judith Grahn 1979 Creative Writing
Marshall Reese 1979 Creative Writing
Ray DiPalma 1979 Creative Writing
Stuart Friebert 1979 Creative Writing
Xam Cartier 1979 Creative Writing
Bernard Welt 1979 Creative Writing
David Bromige 1979 Creative Writing
Jack Collom 1979 Creative Writing
Judith Kroll 1979 Creative Writing
Mary White 1979 Creative Writing
Raymond Abbott 1979 Creative Writing
Ted Berrigan 1979 Creative Writing
Ai 1979 Creative Writing
Bill Zavatsky 1979 Creative Writing
David Shapiro 1979 Creative Writing