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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elinor Welt | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Richard Yates | 1983 | Creative Writing | |
| Carol Barko | 1982 | Translation | French |
| George Blecher | 1982 | Translation | Swedish |
| Joseph P. Clancy | 1982 | Translation | Welsh |
| Thomas Fitzsimmons | 1982 | Translation | Japanese |
| Kimon Friar | 1982 | Translation | Greek |
| David M. Guss | 1982 | Translation | Carib |
| Edwin Honig | 1982 | Translation | Portuguese |
| Anthony Kerrigan | 1982 | Translation | Spanish |
| Richard Lyons | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Maria M. Markof-Belaeff | 1982 | Translation | Russian |
| Richard Martin | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Harry Mathews | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Jessica Maxwell | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Mary McAnally | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas McGrath | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Heather McHugh | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| David McKain | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Ruben Medina | 1982 | Creative Writing |