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
Gordon Weaver 1989 Creative Writing
Judith Weaver 1989 Creative Writing
Eudora Welty 1989 Creative Writing
Marianne Wiggins 1989 Creative Writing
Steven Wilson 1989 Creative Writing
C. D. Wright 1989 Creative Writing
Richard Zenith 1989 Translation Portuguese
Ellen Akins 1988 Creative Writing
Robert Antoni 1988 Creative Writing
Wendy Battin 1988 Creative Writing
Linda Bierds 1988 Creative Writing
Becky Birtha 1988 Creative Writing
David Bottoms 1988 Creative Writing
Blanche McCrary Boyd 1988 Creative Writing
John M. Bradley 1988 Creative Writing
Claudia Buckholts 1988 Creative Writing
Julia Budenz 1988 Creative Writing
Kathryn Byer 1988 Creative Writing
Teresa Cader 1988 Creative Writing
Ethan Canin 1988 Creative Writing