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
Robert Riche 1974 Creative Writing
Michael Rothschild 1974 Creative Writing
Annette Sanford 1974 Creative Writing
Carolyn See 1974 Creative Writing
Leslie Marmon Silko 1974 Creative Writing
Mason Smith 1974 Creative Writing
Anthony Sobin 1974 Creative Writing
Barbara Probst Solomon 1974 Creative Writing
Gilbert Sorrentino 1974 Creative Writing
Paul Spike 1974 Creative Writing
May Swenson 1974 Creative Writing
Ruthven Todd 1974 Creative Writing
Robert Watson 1974 Creative Writing
Gordon Weaver 1974 Creative Writing
Ramona Weeks 1974 Creative Writing
Theodore Weesner 1974 Creative Writing
Allen Wier 1974 Creative Writing
Robert Wilson 1974 Creative Writing
William Woods 1974 Creative Writing
Jose Yglesias 1974 Creative Writing