diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cbfc4da..02da417 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ venv.bak/
 # Rope project settings
 .ropeproject
 
+# VSCode project settings
+.vscode
+
 # mkdocs documentation
 /site
 
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 0aa3b11..b1f1ea6 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ repos:
   rev: v3.3.1
   hooks:
   - id: pyupgrade
-    args: ["--py36-plus"]
+    # I've kept it on py3.7 so that it doesn't replace `Dict` with `dict`
+    args: ["--py37-plus"]
 - repo: https://github.com/python/black
   rev: 23.1.0
   hooks:
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ repos:
   rev: v1.1.1
   hooks:
   - id: mypy
-    additional_dependencies: [marshmallow-enum,typeguard,marshmallow]
+    additional_dependencies: [typeguard,marshmallow]
     args: [--show-error-codes]
 - repo: https://github.com/asottile/blacken-docs
   rev: 1.13.0
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 2ec0fb4..7aad941 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ Every commit is checked with pre-commit hooks for :
  - type safety with [mypy](http://mypy-lang.org/)
  - test conformance by running [tests](./tests) with [pytest](https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/)
    - You can run `pytest` from the command line.
+ 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d862f59..9fe6858 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -242,7 +242,47 @@ class Sample:
 
 See [marshmallow's documentation about extending `Schema`](https://marshmallow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/extending.html).
 
-### Custom NewType declarations
+### Custom type aliases
+
+This library allows you to specify [customized marshmallow fields](https://marshmallow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/custom_fields.html#creating-a-field-class) using python's Annoted type [PEP-593](https://peps.python.org/pep-0593/).
+
+```python
+from typing import Annotated
+import marshmallow.fields as mf
+import marshmallow.validate as mv
+
+IPv4 = Annotated[str, mf.String(validate=mv.Regexp(r"^([0-9]{1,3}\\.){3}[0-9]{1,3}$"))]
+```
+
+You can also pass a marshmallow field class.
+
+```python
+from typing import Annotated
+import marshmallow
+from marshmallow_dataclass import NewType
+
+Email = Annotated[str, marshmallow.fields.Email]
+```
+
+For convenience, some custom types are provided:
+
+```python
+from marshmallow_dataclass.typing import Email, Url
+```
+
+When using Python 3.8, you must import `Annotated` from the typing_extensions package
+
+```python
+# Version agnostic import code:
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 9):
+    from typing import Annotated
+else:
+    from typing_extensions import Annotated
+```
+
+### Custom NewType declarations [__deprecated__]
+
+> NewType is deprecated in favor or type aliases using Annotated, as described above.
 
 This library exports a `NewType` function to create types that generate [customized marshmallow fields](https://marshmallow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/custom_fields.html#creating-a-field-class).
 
@@ -266,12 +306,6 @@ from marshmallow_dataclass import NewType
 Email = NewType("Email", str, field=marshmallow.fields.Email)
 ```
 
-For convenience, some custom types are provided:
-
-```python
-from marshmallow_dataclass.typing import Email, Url
-```
-
 Note: if you are using `mypy`, you will notice that `mypy` throws an error if a variable defined with
 `NewType` is used in a type annotation. To resolve this, add the `marshmallow_dataclass.mypy` plugin
 to your `mypy` configuration, e.g.:
diff --git a/marshmallow_dataclass/__init__.py b/marshmallow_dataclass/__init__.py
index 1fe9813..f82b13a 100644
--- a/marshmallow_dataclass/__init__.py
+++ b/marshmallow_dataclass/__init__.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class User:
       })
       Schema: ClassVar[Type[Schema]] = Schema # For the type checker
 """
+
 import collections.abc
 import dataclasses
 import inspect
@@ -47,11 +48,13 @@ class User:
     Any,
     Callable,
     Dict,
+    FrozenSet,
     Generic,
     List,
     Mapping,
     NewType as typing_NewType,
     Optional,
+    Sequence,
     Set,
     Tuple,
     Type,
@@ -60,24 +63,23 @@ class User:
     cast,
     get_type_hints,
     overload,
-    Sequence,
-    FrozenSet,
 )
 
 import marshmallow
+import typing_extensions
 import typing_inspect
 
 from marshmallow_dataclass.lazy_class_attribute import lazy_class_attribute
 
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 9):
+    from typing import Annotated
+else:
+    from typing_extensions import Annotated
 
 if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
     from typing import dataclass_transform
-elif sys.version_info >= (3, 7):
-    from typing_extensions import dataclass_transform
 else:
-    # @dataclass_transform() only helps us with mypy>=1.1 which is only available for python>=3.7
-    def dataclass_transform(**kwargs):
-        return lambda cls: cls
+    from typing_extensions import dataclass_transform
 
 
 __all__ = ["dataclass", "add_schema", "class_schema", "field_for_schema", "NewType"]
@@ -511,7 +513,15 @@ def _internal_class_schema(
     base_schema: Optional[Type[marshmallow.Schema]] = None,
 ) -> Type[marshmallow.Schema]:
     schema_ctx = _schema_ctx_stack.top
-    schema_ctx.seen_classes[clazz] = clazz.__name__
+
+    if typing_extensions.get_origin(clazz) is Annotated and sys.version_info < (3, 10):
+        # https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/3.10/Lib/typing.py#L977
+        class_name = clazz._name or clazz.__origin__.__name__  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+    else:
+        class_name = clazz.__name__
+
+    schema_ctx.seen_classes[clazz] = class_name
+
     try:
         # noinspection PyDataclass
         fields: Tuple[dataclasses.Field, ...] = dataclasses.fields(clazz)
@@ -546,9 +556,18 @@ def _internal_class_schema(
     include_non_init = getattr(getattr(clazz, "Meta", None), "include_non_init", False)
 
     # Update the schema members to contain marshmallow fields instead of dataclass fields
-    type_hints = get_type_hints(
-        clazz, globalns=schema_ctx.globalns, localns=schema_ctx.localns
-    )
+
+    if sys.version_info >= (3, 9):
+        type_hints = get_type_hints(
+            clazz,
+            globalns=schema_ctx.globalns,
+            localns=schema_ctx.localns,
+            include_extras=True,
+        )
+    else:
+        type_hints = get_type_hints(
+            clazz, globalns=schema_ctx.globalns, localns=schema_ctx.localns
+        )
     attributes.update(
         (
             field.name,
@@ -639,8 +658,8 @@ def _field_for_generic_type(
     """
     If the type is a generic interface, resolve the arguments and construct the appropriate Field.
     """
-    origin = typing_inspect.get_origin(typ)
-    arguments = typing_inspect.get_args(typ, True)
+    origin = typing_extensions.get_origin(typ)
+    arguments = typing_extensions.get_args(typ)
     if origin:
         # Override base_schema.TYPE_MAPPING to change the class used for generic types below
         type_mapping = base_schema.TYPE_MAPPING if base_schema else {}
@@ -694,6 +713,46 @@ def _field_for_generic_type(
                 **metadata,
             )
 
+    return None
+
+
+def _field_for_annotated_type(
+    typ: type,
+    **metadata: Any,
+) -> Optional[marshmallow.fields.Field]:
+    """
+    If the type is an Annotated interface, resolve the arguments and construct the appropriate Field.
+    """
+    origin = typing_extensions.get_origin(typ)
+    arguments = typing_extensions.get_args(typ)
+    if origin and origin is Annotated:
+        marshmallow_annotations = [
+            arg
+            for arg in arguments[1:]
+            if (inspect.isclass(arg) and issubclass(arg, marshmallow.fields.Field))
+            or isinstance(arg, marshmallow.fields.Field)
+        ]
+        if marshmallow_annotations:
+            if len(marshmallow_annotations) > 1:
+                warnings.warn(
+                    "Multiple marshmallow Field annotations found. Using the last one."
+                )
+
+            field = marshmallow_annotations[-1]
+            # Got a field instance, return as is. User must know what they're doing
+            if isinstance(field, marshmallow.fields.Field):
+                return field
+
+            return field(**metadata)
+    return None
+
+
+def _field_for_union_type(
+    typ: type,
+    base_schema: Optional[Type[marshmallow.Schema]],
+    **metadata: Any,
+) -> Optional[marshmallow.fields.Field]:
+    arguments = typing_extensions.get_args(typ)
     if typing_inspect.is_union_type(typ):
         if typing_inspect.is_optional_type(typ):
             metadata["allow_none"] = metadata.get("allow_none", True)
@@ -806,6 +865,7 @@ def _field_for_schema(
         metadata.setdefault("allow_none", True)
         return marshmallow.fields.Raw(**metadata)
 
+    # i.e.: Literal['abc']
     if typing_inspect.is_literal_type(typ):
         arguments = typing_inspect.get_args(typ)
         return marshmallow.fields.Raw(
@@ -817,6 +877,7 @@ def _field_for_schema(
             **metadata,
         )
 
+    # i.e.: Final[str] = 'abc'
     if typing_inspect.is_final_type(typ):
         arguments = typing_inspect.get_args(typ)
         if arguments:
@@ -851,6 +912,14 @@ def _field_for_schema(
             subtyp = Any
         return _field_for_schema(subtyp, default, metadata, base_schema)
 
+    annotated_field = _field_for_annotated_type(typ, **metadata)
+    if annotated_field:
+        return annotated_field
+
+    union_field = _field_for_union_type(typ, base_schema, **metadata)
+    if union_field:
+        return union_field
+
     # Generic types
     generic_field = _field_for_generic_type(typ, base_schema, **metadata)
     if generic_field:
@@ -869,14 +938,8 @@ def _field_for_schema(
         )
 
     # enumerations
-    if issubclass(typ, Enum):
-        try:
-            return marshmallow.fields.Enum(typ, **metadata)
-        except AttributeError:
-            # Remove this once support for python 3.6 is dropped.
-            import marshmallow_enum
-
-            return marshmallow_enum.EnumField(typ, **metadata)
+    if inspect.isclass(typ) and issubclass(typ, Enum):
+        return marshmallow.fields.Enum(typ, **metadata)
 
     # Nested marshmallow dataclass
     # it would be just a class name instead of actual schema util the schema is not ready yet
@@ -939,7 +1002,8 @@ def NewType(
     field: Optional[Type[marshmallow.fields.Field]] = None,
     **kwargs,
 ) -> Callable[[_U], _U]:
-    """NewType creates simple unique types
+    """DEPRECATED: Use typing.Annotated instead.
+    NewType creates simple unique types
     to which you can attach custom marshmallow attributes.
     All the keyword arguments passed to this function will be transmitted
     to the marshmallow field constructor.
diff --git a/marshmallow_dataclass/typing.py b/marshmallow_dataclass/typing.py
index 01291eb..4db2f15 100644
--- a/marshmallow_dataclass/typing.py
+++ b/marshmallow_dataclass/typing.py
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
+import sys
+
 import marshmallow.fields
-from . import NewType
 
-Url = NewType("Url", str, field=marshmallow.fields.Url)
-Email = NewType("Email", str, field=marshmallow.fields.Email)
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 9):
+    from typing import Annotated
+else:
+    from typing_extensions import Annotated
+
+Url = Annotated[str, marshmallow.fields.Url]
+Email = Annotated[str, marshmallow.fields.Email]
 
 # Aliases
 URL = Url
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4112bd1..49e683c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,3 +6,9 @@ target-version = ['py36', 'py37', 'py38', 'py39', 'py310', 'py310']
 filterwarnings = [
     "error:::marshmallow_dataclass|test",
 ]
+
+[tool.coverage.report]
+exclude_also = [
+    '^\s*\.\.\.\s*$',
+    '^\s*pass\s*$',
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7cb2659..9ab3a24 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
 VERSION = "9.0.0"
 
diff --git a/tests/test_annotated.py b/tests/test_annotated.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9105a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_annotated.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import sys
+import unittest
+from typing import Optional
+
+import marshmallow
+import marshmallow.fields
+
+from marshmallow_dataclass import dataclass
+
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 9):
+    from typing import Annotated
+else:
+    from typing_extensions import Annotated
+
+
+class TestAnnotatedField(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_annotated_field(self):
+        @dataclass
+        class AnnotatedValue:
+            value: Annotated[str, marshmallow.fields.Email]
+            default_string: Annotated[
+                Optional[str], marshmallow.fields.String(load_default="Default String")
+            ] = None
+
+        schema = AnnotatedValue.Schema()
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            schema.load({"value": "test@test.com"}),
+            AnnotatedValue(value="test@test.com", default_string="Default String"),
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            schema.load({"value": "test@test.com", "default_string": "override"}),
+            AnnotatedValue(value="test@test.com", default_string="override"),
+        )
+
+        with self.assertRaises(marshmallow.exceptions.ValidationError):
+            schema.load({"value": "notavalidemail"})