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
John Humphreys 1980 Creative Writing
Angela Jackson 1980 Creative Writing
Laura Riding Jackson 1980 Creative Writing
Len Jenkin 1980 Creative Writing
Charles Johnson 1980 Creative Writing
William Jones 1980 Creative Writing
Ernest A. Joselovitz 1980 Creative Writing
Allen Josephs 1980 Creative Writing
Rebecca Kavaler 1980 Creative Writing
John Kessel 1980 Creative Writing
Wendy Kesselman 1980 Creative Writing
Faizul Khan 1980 Creative Writing
John O. Killens 1980 Creative Writing
Chuck Kinder 1980 Creative Writing
Maxine Hong Kingston 1980 Creative Writing
Vera Kistler 1980 Creative Writing
John Krich 1980 Creative Writing
Ellen Kullman 1980 Creative Writing
John L'Heureux 1980 Creative Writing
Meridel Le Sueur 1980 Creative Writing