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
Keith Wilson 1975 Creative Writing
Warren Woessner 1975 Creative Writing
Roy Wolper 1975 Creative Writing
Charles P. Wright 1975 Creative Writing
Al Young 1975 Creative Writing
Paul Zimmer 1975 Creative Writing
Jeanne Andrews 1974 Creative Writing
Daphne Athas 1974 Creative Writing
Robert Bagg 1974 Creative Writing
Donald Baker 1974 Creative Writing
Alan Boatman 1974 Creative Writing
Richard Brickner 1974 Creative Writing
Joseph Bruchac 1974 Creative Writing
Ed Bullins 1974 Creative Writing
Lonnie Carter 1974 Creative Writing
Maura Stanton Cecil 1974 Creative Writing
E. Hale Chatfield 1974 Creative Writing
Frank Chin 1974 Creative Writing
Yvonne Chism-Peace 1974 Creative Writing
Gerald Constanzo 1974 Creative Writing