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
Larry Watson 1987 Creative Writing
W. D. Wetherell 1987 Creative Writing
Nancy Willard 1987 Creative Writing
Anne Williamson 1987 Creative Writing
Geoffrey Wolff 1987 Creative Writing
Hilma Wolitzer 1987 Creative Writing
Nancy Wood 1987 Creative Writing
Baron Wormser 1987 Creative Writing
Diane Ackerman 1986 Creative Writing
Debra Allbery 1986 Creative Writing
Barbara Anderson 1986 Creative Writing
Jon Anderson 1986 Creative Writing
Wendy Barker 1986 Creative Writing
Randolph Bates 1986 Creative Writing
Ralph Beer 1986 Creative Writing
Dianne Benedict 1986 Creative Writing
Gina Berriault 1986 Creative Writing
John Bierhorst 1986 Translation Aztec
Elaine F. Boatin 1986 Creative Writing
Joan Brady 1986 Creative Writing