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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Low | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas Lux | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Mona Mikhail | 1981 | Translation | Arabic |
| Howard Norman | 1981 | Translation | Cree, Swampy Cree |
| John L. O'Toole | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Carole Oligario | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Margaret Sayers Peden | 1981 | Translation | Spanish |
| Richard Pevear | 1981 | Translation | Italian |
| Lawrence Pitkethly | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Ralph R. Read | 1981 | Translation | German |
| Donald Singleton | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Joan E. Torres | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Victor Valle | 1981 | Translation | Spanish |
| Jan van Huerck | 1981 | Translation | German |
| Paul Vangelisti | 1981 | Translation | Italian |
| David Vigoda | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Jeffrey M. Wanshel | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Daniel Weissbort | 1981 | Translation | Russian |
| Doug N. Wheeler | 1981 | Creative Writing | |
| Rodney L. Anderson | 1980 | Creative Writing |