using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using Newtonsoft.Json;

using Newtonsoft.Json.Converters;

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        var defaultSettings = new JsonSerializerSettings();

        var stringEnumSettings = new JsonSerializerSettings { Converters = new List<JsonConverter>(1) { new StringEnumConverter() } };

        var defaultSer = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(new SomeClass { Val = SomeEnum.Other }, defaultSettings);

        Console.WriteLine(defaultSer);

        var stringSer = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(new SomeClass { Val = SomeEnum.Other }, stringEnumSettings);

        Console.WriteLine(stringSer);

        Console.WriteLine(JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<SomeClass>(@"{""Val"":10}", stringEnumSettings).Val);

        Console.WriteLine(JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<SomeClass>(@"{""Val"":""Magic""}", stringEnumSettings).Val);

        Console.WriteLine(JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<SomeClass>(@"{""Val"":""None"" }", stringEnumSettings).Val);

    }

​

}

​

public class SomeClass {

   public SomeEnum Val { get; set; }    

}

​

public enum SomeEnum

{

   None = 0, 

   Some,

   Other = 3,

   Magic = 10   

}

​