diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fadb640..f0d1200 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ should manually specify the full schema.
 Python / Pydantic | Pyarrow | Overflow
 --- | --- | ---
 str | pa.string() |
-Literal[strings] | pa.dictionary(pa.int32(), pa.string())
+Literal[strings] | pa.dictionary(pa.int32(), pa.string()) |
 . | . | .
 int | pa.int64() if no minimum constraint, pa.uint64() if minimum is zero | Yes, at 2^63 (for signed) or 2^64 (for unsigned)
-Literal[ints] | pa.int64() | Yes, at 2^63
+Literal[ints] | pa.int64() |
 float | pa.float64() | Yes
 decimal.Decimal | pa.decimal128 ONLY if supplying max_digits and decimal_places for pydantic field | Yes
 . | . | .
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ pydantic.types.AwareDatetime | pa.timestamp("ms", tz=None) ONLY if param allow_l
 Optional[...] | The pyarrow field is nullable |
 Pydantic Model | pa.struct() |
 List[...] | pa.list_(...) |
+Enum of str | pa.dictionary(pa.int32(), pa.string()) | 
+Enum of int | pa.int64() |
 
 ## An Example
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 76db441..86996ab 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "pydantic_to_pyarrow"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2"
 description = "Conversion from pydantic models to pyarrow schemas"
 authors = ["Simon Wicks <simw@users.noreply.github.com>"]
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/src/pydantic_to_pyarrow/__init__.py b/src/pydantic_to_pyarrow/__init__.py
index 4fcf37e..f44a69e 100644
--- a/src/pydantic_to_pyarrow/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pydantic_to_pyarrow/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from .schema import SchemaCreationError, get_pyarrow_schema
 
-__version__ = "0.1.1"
+__version__ = "0.1.2"
 
 __all__ = [
     "__version__",
diff --git a/src/pydantic_to_pyarrow/schema.py b/src/pydantic_to_pyarrow/schema.py
index d5bb101..c52f7a2 100644
--- a/src/pydantic_to_pyarrow/schema.py
+++ b/src/pydantic_to_pyarrow/schema.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import datetime
 import types
 from decimal import Decimal
+from enum import EnumMeta
 from typing import Any, List, Literal, Optional, Type, TypeVar, Union, cast
 
 import pyarrow as pa  # type: ignore
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@
 from typing_extensions import Annotated, get_args, get_origin
 
 BaseModelType = TypeVar("BaseModelType", bound=BaseModel)
+EnumType = TypeVar("EnumType", bound=EnumMeta)
 
 
 class SchemaCreationError(Exception):
@@ -116,6 +118,19 @@ def _get_annotated_type(
 }
 
 
+def _get_enum_type(field_type: Type[Any]) -> pa.DataType:
+    is_str = [isinstance(enum_value.value, str) for enum_value in field_type]
+    if all(is_str):
+        return pa.dictionary(pa.int32(), pa.string())
+
+    is_int = [isinstance(enum_value.value, int) for enum_value in field_type]
+    if all(is_int):
+        return pa.int64()
+
+    msg = "Enums only allowed if all str or all int"
+    raise SchemaCreationError(msg)
+
+
 def _is_optional(field_type: Type[Any]) -> bool:
     origin = get_origin(field_type)
     is_python_39_union = origin is Union
@@ -141,6 +156,9 @@ def _get_pyarrow_type(
             f"{field_type} only allowed if ok losing timezone information"
         )
 
+    if isinstance(field_type, EnumMeta):
+        return _get_enum_type(field_type)
+
     if field_type in TYPES_WITH_METADATA:
         return TYPES_WITH_METADATA[field_type](metadata)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_schema.py b/tests/test_schema.py
index e37caae..231a41c 100644
--- a/tests/test_schema.py
+++ b/tests/test_schema.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import datetime
 import tempfile
 from decimal import Decimal
+from enum import Enum, auto
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Deque, Dict, List, Literal, Optional, Tuple
 
@@ -449,3 +450,83 @@ class ListModel(BaseModel):
     new_schema, new_objs = _write_pq_and_read(objs, expected)
     assert new_schema == expected
     assert new_objs == objs
+
+
+def test_enum_str() -> None:
+    class MyEnum(Enum):
+        val1 = "val1"
+        val2 = "val2"
+        val3 = "val3"
+
+    class EnumModel(BaseModel):
+        a: MyEnum
+        b: List[MyEnum]
+        c: Optional[MyEnum]
+
+    expected = pa.schema(
+        [
+            pa.field("a", pa.dictionary(pa.int32(), pa.string()), nullable=False),
+            pa.field(
+                "b", pa.list_(pa.dictionary(pa.int32(), pa.string())), nullable=False
+            ),
+            pa.field("c", pa.dictionary(pa.int32(), pa.string()), nullable=True),
+        ]
+    )
+
+    actual = get_pyarrow_schema(EnumModel)
+    assert actual == expected
+
+    objs = [{"a": "val1", "b": ["val2", "val3"], "c": None}]
+    model = EnumModel.model_validate(objs[0])
+    assert model.a == MyEnum.val1
+    assert model.b == [MyEnum.val2, MyEnum.val3]
+    assert model.c is None
+
+    new_schema, new_objs = _write_pq_and_read(objs, expected)
+    assert new_schema == expected
+    assert new_objs == objs
+
+
+def test_enum_int() -> None:
+    class MyEnum(Enum):
+        val1 = 1
+        val2 = 2
+        val3 = auto()
+
+    class EnumModel(BaseModel):
+        a: MyEnum
+        b: List[MyEnum]
+        c: Optional[MyEnum]
+
+    expected = pa.schema(
+        [
+            pa.field("a", pa.int64(), nullable=False),
+            pa.field("b", pa.list_(pa.int64()), nullable=False),
+            pa.field("c", pa.int64(), nullable=True),
+        ]
+    )
+
+    actual = get_pyarrow_schema(EnumModel)
+    assert actual == expected
+
+    objs = [{"a": 1, "b": [2, 3], "c": None}]
+    model = EnumModel.model_validate(objs[0])
+    assert model.a == MyEnum.val1
+    assert model.b == [MyEnum.val2, MyEnum.val3]
+    assert model.c is None
+
+    new_schema, new_objs = _write_pq_and_read(objs, expected)
+    assert new_schema == expected
+    assert new_objs == objs
+
+
+def test_enum_mixed() -> None:
+    class MyEnum(Enum):
+        val1 = 1
+        val2 = "val2"
+
+    class EnumModel(BaseModel):
+        a: MyEnum
+
+    with pytest.raises(SchemaCreationError):
+        get_pyarrow_schema(EnumModel)