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
Evelyn Shefner 1980 Creative Writing
Marsha Sheiness 1980 Creative Writing
Martin Sherman 1980 Creative Writing
Lazarre Seymour Simckes 1980 Creative Writing
Lydia Simmons 1980 Creative Writing
Patsy Sims 1980 Creative Writing
Ted Solotaroff 1980 Creative Writing
Scott R. Sommer 1980 Creative Writing
Peter Spielberg 1980 Creative Writing
Mark Steadman 1980 Creative Writing
Page Stegner 1980 Creative Writing
Ronald Sukenick 1980 Creative Writing
Laurell Swails 1980 Creative Writing
Jeffrey Sweet 1980 Creative Writing
Mary Ann Taylor-Hall 1980 Creative Writing
Steve Tesich 1980 Creative Writing
Willard Trask 1980 Creative Writing
Edward Vasta 1980 Creative Writing
Stephanie Vaughn 1980 Creative Writing
Thomas M. Veitch 1980 Creative Writing