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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arturo Vivante | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Paula Vogel | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| David Rains Wallace | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul West | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| John E. White | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Sharon A. White | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Geoffrey Wolff | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Susan Yankowitz | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Lee Zacharias | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Saul Zachary | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Marc A. Zagoren | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Eileen M. Zeitz | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Lloyd Zimpel | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Paul Zweig | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Lee K. Abbott | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Raymond Abbott | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Walter Abish | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Thomas Ahern | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Ai | 1979 | Creative Writing | |
| Samuel Allen | 1979 | Creative Writing |