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
David Slavitt 1988 Translation Latin
Gregory Blake Smith 1988 Creative Writing
Elizabeth Spencer 1988 Creative Writing
George Strange 1988 Creative Writing
Stephanie Strickland 1988 Creative Writing
Marly Swick 1988 Creative Writing
Elizabeth Tallent 1988 Creative Writing
Catherine Texier 1988 Creative Writing
Susan Tichy 1988 Creative Writing
Molly Tinsley 1988 Creative Writing
Nance Van Winckel 1988 Creative Writing
Paul Vangelisti 1988 Creative Writing
Sara Vogan 1988 Creative Writing
Lou Ann Walker 1988 Creative Writing
Irene Wanner 1988 Creative Writing
Katherine Washburn 1988 Translation German
Bruce Weigl 1988 Creative Writing
Thomas Weil 1988 Creative Writing
Steven White 1988 Translation Spanish
Joy Williams 1988 Creative Writing