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
Rudolfo Anaya 1979 Creative Writing
James Anderson 1979 Creative Writing
Bruce Andrews 1979 Creative Writing
Daphne Athas 1979 Creative Writing
Paul Auster 1979 Creative Writing
Coleman Barks 1979 Creative Writing
Frederick Barthelme 1979 Creative Writing
Michael Benedikt 1979 Creative Writing
Carol Berge 1979 Creative Writing
William Berkson 1979 Creative Writing
Alan Jr. Bernheimer 1979 Creative Writing
Charles Bernstein 1979 Creative Writing
Ted Berrigan 1979 Creative Writing
Wayne Biddle 1979 Creative Writing
David Black 1979 Creative Writing
Gus Blaisdell 1979 Creative Writing
Philip Booth 1979 Creative Writing
David Bosworth 1979 Creative Writing
Marilyn Boucher 1979 Creative Writing
Vance Bourjailly 1979 Creative Writing