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
Beth Kephart 2000 Creative Writing
Beth Brant 1991 Creative Writing
Beth Bentley 1976 Creative Writing
Beth Ann Fennelly 2003 Creative Writing
Besmir Brigham 1970 Creative Writing
Bertram, Jr. Fairchild 1988 Creative Writing
Bertram, Jr. Fairchild 2005 Creative Writing
Bernard Welt 1979 Creative Writing
Bernard Waldrop 1991 Translation French
Bernard Waldrop 2003 Translation French
Bernard Treister 1983 Creative Writing
Bernard Myers 1980 Creative Writing
Bernard H. Porter 1980 Creative Writing
Bernard Ferguson 2023 Creative Writing
Bernard Cooper 2004 Creative Writing
Bernadette Mayer 1979 Creative Writing
Benjamin Saltman 1969 Creative Writing
Benjamin Saltman 1987 Creative Writing
Benjamin Percy 2012 Creative Writing
Benjamin Paloff 2009 Creative Writing