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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. D. Wright | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| David P. Young | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Gary Young | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul Zimmer | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Joel R. Zoss | 1982 | Creative Writing | |
| Glenda Adams | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Jon Anderson | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Bim Angst | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Alvin Aubert | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| William Baker | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Amiri Baraka | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Frances Horning Barraclough | 1981 | Translation | Spanish |
| Laura Beausoleil | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| George Bennett | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Gabriel Berns | 1981 | Translation | Spanish |
| Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Ann Birstein | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Clark L. Blaise | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Randolph Blasing | 1981 | Translation | Turkish |
| Richard A. Blessing | 1981 | Creative Writing |