Photograph of John McCaa standing on stage behind a podium at the Literary Lights Dinner. He was the emcee of the night and was speaking to the attendees of the event. Next to him is a screen that reads "Pulitzer, A Century of Excellence: People, Politics and Public Affairs". The dinner was held as a part of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference in the International Ballroom at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Sheryl WuDunn, the first Asian American reporter to win a Pulitzer Prize, sitting on stage at the Literary Lights Dinner. WuDunn is speaking to those it attendance and is also gesturing with her hands. She was invited to be the Keynote Speaker at the event held by the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. There is a screen next to them that is displaying an enlarged image of the two sitting down. The dinner took place in the International Ballroom at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Michael Zelenko, the features editor at The Verge, sitting at a table behind a microphone in order to participate in a panel about the future of storytelling on the web. The panel was held as a part of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Mark Johnson, a health and science reporter and author, speaking from a podium during his plenary session titled "Deconstruction of a Deadline Narrative". The session was held as a part of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Leanne Hay holding her Ten Spurs third place award for Reported Narrative. She received the honor at the Literary Lights Dinner during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. The dinner was held in the International Ballroom at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Dianne Solis, a senior writer at The Dallas Morning News and former foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, speaking into a microphone during a panel titled "Piñatas, Presidents, and Pack Journalism". She was a panelist during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Sue Mayborn (yellow) and Anna G. Ricco (black) embracing one another in greeting at the Southwest Soiree event that was held during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. The event was held in the Austin Ranch Banquet hall on the grounds of the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, Texas.

Photograph of Gail Graves and Finley Graves, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at the time, standing at the entrance of The Vineyard dining room before the Literary Lights Dinner. The dinner was held during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Jacqui Banaszynski, a former journalist who now teaches others around the world, speaking to the crowd as a member of the "Covering Health and Medical Crises" panel. Behind her Dr. Seema Yasmin, another panelist, is seated. The event was held as a part of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of the author Gilbert King sitting at a table after his keynote presentation during the Southwest Soiree. He is holding open a signed copy of his book with one hand while he gestures with the pen in the other. A cup of water is on the table next to him. The event was held as a part of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, Texas.

Photograph of UNT System Chancellor Lee Jackson standing with Jordan Hickey, winner of the Mayborn Emerging Writer Award, in front of a backdrop detailed with Mayborn and UNT logos and the tagline "Your story starts here." They are being photographed at the Austin Ranch Banquet Hall during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference on the grounds of the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, Texas.

Photograph of Neil Foote, a principal lecturer at the Mayborn School of Journalism, standing at a podium on stage at the Literary Lights Dinner. A sign on the front of the podium reads "Pulitzer, A Century of Excellence: People, Politics and Public Affairs". The dinner was held as a part of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference in the International Ballroom at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Sydney Freedberg speaking at a panel titled "Drink This Kool-Aid: Reporting Narrative Stories About Cults". In front of her on the table is a Starbucks cup and an iPad, her glasses are sitting on top of her head. The panel was a part of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference that was held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, Texas.

Photograph of four Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference attendees seated at a table for the Literary Lights Dinner. The dinner was held as a part of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference and took place in the International Ballroom at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Troy Guter, Andrea Czobor, Dave Tracy and Dorothy Bland with the Mayborn High School Multimedia Workshop Participants. Each of the students are holding up a certificate that they received for taking part in the workshop. The students are Deja Bowman, Miranda Davis, Karla Estrada, Alison Helms, Blake Honaker, Pooja Krishna, Eric Montgomery, Michelle Nguyen, Madeline Owens, Jordan Stanfield and Sydney Woodward. They are in the Forum at Willis Library on the University of North Texas campus.

Photograph of Sheryl WuDunn (left) standing with a conference attendee who is holding copies of two of WuDunn's books. A few letters of the woman's name are visible on her name-tag, from the top "-le" and then "-King" in the section for last names. The book signing took place after the Literary Lights Dinner during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. The conference was held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.