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
Kirk Keller 1988 Creative Writing
Dolores Kendrick 1988 Creative Writing
Anthony Kerrigan 1988 Creative Writing
Molly King 1988 Creative Writing
Irena Klepfisz 1988 Creative Writing
Verlyn Klinkenborg 1988 Creative Writing
Yusef Komunyakaa 1988 Creative Writing
Linda Lappin 1988 Translation Italian
Cecile Leneman 1988 Creative Writing
Robert Levy 1988 Creative Writing
Christina Llewellyn 1988 Creative Writing
Robert Hill Long 1988 Creative Writing
Thomas Lux 1988 Creative Writing
Thomas Lynch 1988 Creative Writing
Jacquelyn Malone 1988 Creative Writing
Michael Martone 1988 Creative Writing
Carole Maso 1988 Creative Writing
Frances Mayes 1988 Creative Writing
Patricia McConnell 1988 Creative Writing
Terry McMillan 1988 Creative Writing