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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Dorris | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Rita Dove | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Stephen E. Dunn | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Nancy Eimers | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| George Evans | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Farnsworth | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Ruth Feldman | 1989 | Translation | Italian |
| Thomas Fitzsimmons | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Carolyn Forche | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Edward Franklin | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| James Gander | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Max Garland | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Kaye Gibbons | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Janice Gould | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Sharon Hashimoto | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Anthony Hecht | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Lyn Hejinian | 1989 | Translation | Russian |
| Robert Hellenga | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Carol Henrie | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Joanna Higgins | 1989 | Creative Writing |