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
Rosmarie Waldrop 1994 Translation German
Jeanne Murr Walker 1994 Creative Writing
Michael Warr 1994 Creative Writing
Debra Weinstein 1994 Creative Writing
Katherine Wheeler 1994 Creative Writing
J. D. Whitney 1994 Creative Writing
David Wojahn 1994 Creative Writing
Meg Wolitzer 1994 Creative Writing
Shiao-ling Yu 1994 Translation Chinese
Ilinca Zarifopol-Johnson 1994 Translation Romanian
Richard Zimler 1994 Creative Writing
Debra Allbery 1993 Creative Writing
K. Douglas Anderson 1993 Creative Writing
Thomas Andrews 1993 Creative Writing
A. Manette Ansay 1993 Creative Writing
Margaret Aung-Thwin 1993 Translation Burmese
Robert Boswell 1993 Creative Writing
Ralph Burns 1993 Creative Writing
Ivana Carlsen 1993 Translation Portuguese
Rosemary Catacalos 1993 Creative Writing