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
Marilyn Nelson 1990 Creative Writing
Mary Ann Newman 1990 Translation Catalan
Fae Myenne Ng 1990 Creative Writing
Sheryl Noethe 1990 Creative Writing
William O'Rourke 1990 Creative Writing
Brenda Osbey 1990 Creative Writing
Ted Pejovich 1990 Creative Writing
Constance Pierce 1990 Creative Writing
Ritva Poom 1990 Translation Finnish
Minnie Bruce Pratt 1990 Creative Writing
Mark Richard 1990 Creative Writing
Doris Rochlin 1990 Creative Writing
David Rubin 1990 Translation Hindi
Stephen Sartarelli 1990 Translation Italian
Lloyd Schwartz 1990 Creative Writing
James Scully 1990 Creative Writing
Timothy Seibles 1990 Creative Writing
Frances Sherwood 1990 Creative Writing
Lynn Shoemaker 1990 Creative Writing
Katherine Silver 1990 Translation Spanish