NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman congratulates recipients of 2011 Guggenheim Fellowship AwardsFellows include 15 NEA literature fellows April 14, 2011
Washington, DC -- National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Rocco Landesman congratulates the recipients of the 2011 Guggenheim Fellowship Awards, in particular 15 of the awardees who received either a creative writing or translation fellowship from the NEA in prior years before their work garnered attention and accolades. The NEA Creative Writing Fellowships are $25,000 grants that enable recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. The program employs an anonymous review process so that panelists adjudicate the applications exclusively on the quality of the submitted manuscripts. In addition, two of the Guggenheim Fellows have received NEA Translation Fellowships for their work. "The 2011 Guggenheim Fellows are an impressive mix of artists, scholars, and thinkers. We are particularly pleased that 15 of them previously received NEA Literature Fellowships," states Jon Parrish Peede, Director of Literature. "When the NEA first invested in direct support for writers and translators 45 years ago, the agency believed that our seed funding would usher essential new voices into the American literature canon. Clearly, that belief was justified -- and continues to be fulfilled." The National Endowment for the Arts has supported writers, writing programs, translation, and literature organizations since its inception in 1965. In 2010, the NEA awarded 124 grants totaling $2.7 million through its regular grants program, Access to Artistic Excellence, 42 creative writing fellowships totaling more than $1 million, and 16 translation awards totaling $275,000 for a total investment in 2010 of 182 grants and fellowships and almost $4 million. The 15 NEA Creative Writing Fellowship recipients or translation awardees who are 2011 Guggenheim Fellows are: NEA Creative Writing Fellowship Recipients and Year of Award NEA Translation Project Awardees and Year of Award Those interested in literature will enjoy a series of author audio interviews available as downloadable podcasts from the NEA's Art Works blog. Recently featured authors include:
The National Endowment for the Arts was established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. To date, the NEA has awarded more than $4 billion to support artistic excellence, creativity, and innovation for the benefit of individuals and communities. The NEA extends its work through partnerships with state arts agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies, and the philanthropic sector.
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