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
C. W. Smith 1990 Creative Writing
Christina Smith 1990 Creative Writing
Debra Spark 1990 Creative Writing
Michael Spence 1990 Creative Writing
Mark St. Pierre 1990 Creative Writing
Wallace Stegner 1990 Creative Writing
Phillip Sterling 1990 Creative Writing
Joan Swift 1990 Creative Writing
Nadja Tesich 1990 Creative Writing
Peter Turchi 1990 Creative Writing
Charles Van Wey 1990 Creative Writing
John Vernon 1990 Creative Writing
David A. Walton 1990 Creative Writing
Lezli White 1990 Creative Writing
William Wiser 1990 Creative Writing
Laurence Yep 1990 Creative Writing
David P. Young 1990 Creative Writing
Ricardo Aquilar 1989 Creative Writing
Elizabeth Arthur 1989 Creative Writing
Elizabeth Barr 1989 Creative Writing