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
Sharon Stark 1986 Creative Writing
Mark Strand 1986 Creative Writing
Jonathan Strong 1986 Creative Writing
John Taggart 1986 Creative Writing
Henry Taylor 1986 Creative Writing
Richard Taylor 1986 Creative Writing
Daniel Thrapp 1986 Creative Writing
Stephanie Vaughn 1986 Creative Writing
Paul Violi 1986 Creative Writing
Hannah Weiner 1986 Creative Writing
John Wieners 1986 Creative Writing
C. D. Worsley 1986 Creative Writing
Lee K. Abbott 1985 Creative Writing
Walter Abish 1985 Creative Writing
Ai 1985 Creative Writing
Sandra Alcosser 1985 Creative Writing
Anthony Ardizzone 1985 Creative Writing
Jessica Auerbach 1985 Creative Writing
Paul Auster 1985 Creative Writing
David Baker 1985 Creative Writing