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.
Heather Bell Adams, 2022 Piedmont Laureate
Fiction
Kelly Starling Lyons, 2021 Piedmont Laureate
Children’s Literature
Tamara Kissane, 2020 Piedmont Laureate
Playwriting
David Menconi, 2019 Piedmont Laureate
Creative Nonfiction
Nancy Peacock, 2018 Piedmont Laureate
Fiction
Mimi Herman, 2017 Piedmont Laureate
Poetry
Katy Munger, 2016 Piedmont Laureate
Mystery and Crime Fiction
James Maxey, 2015 Piedmont Laureate
Speculative Fiction
Carrie Knowles, 2014 Piedmont Laureate
Short Fiction
John Claude Bemis, 2013 Piedmont Laureate
Children’s Literature
Ian Finley, 2012 Piedmont Laureate
Playwriting
Scott Huler, 2011 Piedmont Laureate
Nonfiction
Zelda Lockhart, 2010 Piedmont Laureate
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