Photograph of Farley Chase, a literary agent, at the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference centered around The Power of Words. He is speaking on the "7 Ways About Getting Your Book Published" panel. The conference was held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of an attendee and Wright Thompson, a senior writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine, standing together during a formal dinner in The Vineyard. They are attending the 2017 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference that was held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Stella Chávez, an education reporter and blogger at KERA, speaking to an attendee of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference between events. The conference was held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Jim Hornfischer, president of Hornfischer Literary Management, leaning forwards at the table. He is looking at the people to his left. Behind him is fellow panelist BJ Robbins, the founder of a literary agency. Both are participating in the "7 Ways About Getting Your Book Published" panel that was held during the 'The Power of Words' Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of one of the attendees of the 2017 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference standing with his arm around George Getschow, the co-founder and writer-in-residence at the conference. Sheri Broyles is visible behind them speaking to another guest of the evening. They are standing in The Vineyard dining room at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX where the conference was held.

Photograph of Nick Ricco, president of Ricco Family Partners, and Lee Jackson, UNT System Chancellor, standing together at a formal dinner in The Vineyard dining room. They are both attending the final night of the 2017 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference which was held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Dorothy Bland (green), the dean of the UNT Mayborn School of Journalism, standing with two attendees during one of the formal dinners at the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. They are at a standing table in the Vineyard dining area at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of James McGrath Morris, an author of biographies and narrative nonfiction, speaking to the attendees of his panel "The Ambulance Drivers - Hemingway and Dos Passos". He is standing at a podium and behind him is a screen showing two images. One is of a typed document and the other is the cover of a book by John Dos Passos called "Three Soldiers". The 'The Power of Words' Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference was held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Alia Malek, a journalist and civil rights lawyer, standing at the front of an auditorium. She is a panelist on the "Telling the Tales of Refugees and Immigrants in an Age of Trump" panel. The event was held during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Sian Brannon, Associate Dean for Collection Management with UNT Libraries, and husband seated at a table for a formal dinner with other guests and attendees. Cathy Hartman, the Interim Dean of UNT Libraries, is standing at the table with them. They dinner was a part of the 2017 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, which was held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Leah Waters, one of the workshop directors, standing and speaking to some of the high school students participating in the Multimedia High School Workshop. Most of the students are seated but a few are gathered around a broadcast camera at the front of the room. The workshop was held during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Paul Kix, the deputy editor at ESPN The Magazine, speaking to Wright Thompson, a senior writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine. Both are sitting in front of the conference attendees during the "A Conversation with Wright Thompson" event. Kix acted as the moderator and Thompson was the speaker. Behind them is a table and a screen displaying the name of the event. The event was held during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of an attendee and James McGrath Morris, an author of biographies and narrative nonfiction, during a formal dinner in the Vineyard dining room. Both are holding glasses of what appears to be wine. They are at the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference which was held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of UNT President Neal Smatresk and his wife Debbie Smatresk during a formal dinner in The Vineyard during the 2017 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. The event was held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Terrence McCoy - a poverty reporter at The Washington Post, Mike Mooney - a Mayborn Scholar, and BJ Robbins - the founder of a literary agency, standing in The Vineyard dining room. They are attending the 2017 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference that was held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Sheri Broyles, a professor with the Mayborn School of Journalism and SWOOP establisher, and George Getschow, co-founder and writer-in-residence of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, standing together in The Vineyard dining room for a formal dinner during the conference. They are attending the 2017 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of two high school students, who are participating in the Multimedia High School Workshop, working with an apple laptop. They are Tanya Raghu and Molly Chambers. Kayla Davis, one of the workshop directors, is sitting next to them. The workshop took place during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Stella Chávez, an education reporter and blogger with KERA, sitting at the front of a room speaking to the attendees of her panel that Peter Waldman, an investigative journalist who writes for Bloomberg Businessweek magazine, is moderating. The panel was called 'Humanizing Economic Policy: Bring Voice to People and Places' and was held during the 'The Power of Words' Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Jia Tolentino, a contributing writer on the New Yorker's website, speaking during the "Power of the Paycheck: A Roundtable on Freelancing" discussion. Next to her is fellow speaker Rachel Monroe, a freelance writer based in Marfa, Texas. The two are sitting at a table in front of the attendees of the event. The discussion took place during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Dave Patterson, a literary agent who is speaking on the "7 Ways About Getting Your Book Published" panel, turned towards Farley Chase, a literary agent and fellow panelist. They appear to be speaking to each other. The panel was held during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Wright Thompson, a senior writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine, smiling during his "A Conversation with Wright Thompson" event. He is sitting at the front of a presentation room and conference attendees. His event was held during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of two high school students who are participating in the Multimedia High School Workshop, gathered around a broadcast camera. They are Alexis Rosebrock and Lauryn Jones. On the left is Troy Guter, one of the directors of the workshop, who is helping them. Rosebrock is holding a pair of headphones in her hand. The workshop was held during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of an author sitting at a table for a signing event during the 2017 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. Someone is seated beside him and one of the conference attendees are standing across from him while he signs a copy of his book. The event and conference were held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Richard Rejino, recipient of the Ten Spurs third place reported narrative award for "The Reluctant Soldier", standing in front of a UNT Mayborn School of Journalism backdrop and holding his new trophy. He received the prize at the 2017 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, which was held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.