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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Palmer | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Peters | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Alfred, Jr. Poulin | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| George Quasha | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Ishmael Reed | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Jill Robinson | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Vern Rutsala | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Charles Simic | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Knute Skinner | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Primus St. John | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Ann Stanford | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Lucien Stryk | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Dabney Stuart | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Hollis Summers | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Ronald Tavel | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Marilyn Thompson | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Mark Vinz | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Evan Walker | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Nancy Westerfield | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Ruth Whitman | 1975 | Creative Writing |