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
Eric Kraft 1986 Creative Writing
Naomi Lazard 1986 Translation Urdu
William D. Lee 1986 Creative Writing
Martin Lesley 1986 Creative Writing
Laurence Lieberman 1986 Creative Writing
Vicki Lindner 1986 Creative Writing
Margot Livesey 1986 Creative Writing
Ronald Loewinsohn 1986 Creative Writing
Lynn Luria-Sukenick 1986 Creative Writing
Josef Lustig 1986 Translation Czech
Joseph McElroy 1986 Creative Writing
Irene McKinney 1986 Creative Writing
Steven Millhauser 1986 Creative Writing
Roger Mitchell 1986 Creative Writing
Wright Morris 1986 Creative Writing
Bharati Mukharjee 1986 Creative Writing
Jack Myers 1986 Creative Writing
Diana O'Hehir 1986 Creative Writing
Achy Obejas 1986 Creative Writing
Juan Oliver 1986 Creative Writing