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
John Witte 1988 Creative Writing
Dean Young 1988 Creative Writing
Joel Agee 1987 Creative Writing
Julia Alvarez 1987 Creative Writing
Calvin Anderson 1987 Creative Writing
Jimmy Santiago Baca 1987 Creative Writing
Lucia Berlin 1987 Creative Writing
Laurel Blossom 1987 Creative Writing
Ruth Borson 1987 Creative Writing
Robert Boswell 1987 Creative Writing
Esther Broner 1987 Creative Writing
Sharon Bryan 1987 Creative Writing
Christopher Bursk 1987 Creative Writing
Peter Cameron 1987 Creative Writing
Robert Cantwell 1987 Creative Writing
Michelle Carter 1987 Creative Writing
Nicholas Christopher 1987 Creative Writing
Naomi Clark 1987 Creative Writing
Geraldine Connolly 1987 Creative Writing
Nancy Couto 1987 Creative Writing