Past Laureates

Piedmont Laureate Emeritus honorees include the following authors. Please visit their individual profiles for more information on their work and outreach philosophies. To request the participation of emeritus laureates in a public event, please Contact us.

Steven Petrow, 2024 Piedmont Laureate
Creative Nonfiction

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Dasan Ahanu, 2023 Piedmont Laureate
Poetry

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Heather Bell Adams, 2022 Piedmont Laureate
Fiction

Kelly Starling Lyons, 2021 Piedmont Laureate
Children’s Literature

Tamara Kissane, 2020 Piedmont Laureate
Playwriting

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David Menconi, 2019 Piedmont Laureate
Creative Nonfiction

Nancy Peacock, 2018 Piedmont Laureate
Fiction

Mimi Herman, 2017 Piedmont Laureate
Poetry

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Katy Munger, 2016 Piedmont Laureate
Mystery and Crime Fiction

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James Maxey, 2015 Piedmont Laureate
Speculative Fiction

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Carrie Knowles, 2014 Piedmont Laureate
Short Fiction

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John Claude Bemis, 2013 Piedmont Laureate
Children’s Literature

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Ian Finley, 2012 Piedmont Laureate
Playwriting

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Scott Huler, 2011 Piedmont Laureate
Nonfiction

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Zelda Lockhart, 2010 Piedmont Laureate
Fiction

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Jaki Shelton Green, 2009 Piedmont Laureate
Poetry