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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suzanne Jill Levine | 1985 | Translation | Spanish |
| Phillip Lopate | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Frances M. Lopez-Morillas | 1985 | Translation | Spanish |
| Cleopatra Mathis | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Sara McAulay | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Mekeel McBride | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Tom McDonough | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| James McManus | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Sandra McPherson | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Joanne M. Meschery | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Mezey | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Jane Miller | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| David Mura | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Gloria Naylor | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Maris Nichols | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Howard Norman | 1985 | Translation | Cree, Swampy Cree |
| Craig Nova | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Merle Olson | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Onopa | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Steven Orlen | 1985 | Creative Writing |