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
Beth Bentley 1976 Creative Writing
David M. Kelly 1976 Creative Writing
Frederick Manfred 1976 Creative Writing
J. Alan Broughton 1976 Creative Writing
John Beecher 1976 Creative Writing
Lewis Hyde 1976 Creative Writing
Momoko Iko 1976 Creative Writing
Reginald Saner 1976 Creative Writing
Shaun O'Connell 1976 Creative Writing
Virginia Gilbert 1976 Creative Writing
C. W. Smith 1976 Creative Writing
David McElroy 1976 Creative Writing
Gary Gildner 1976 Creative Writing
Jack Marlando 1976 Creative Writing
John Carpenter 1976 Creative Writing
Linda Arking 1976 Creative Writing
Morna Murphy 1976 Creative Writing
Richard Grossinger 1976 Creative Writing
Shreela Ray 1976 Creative Writing
Wayne Zade 1976 Creative Writing