Photograph of who appears to be Stephanie Silas-Vega, winner of the Minority College Student award, and Finley Graves, the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at UNT, standing together in front of a backdrop. The UNT logo, Mayborn, and the phrase "Your story starts here" decorate the cloth. The tow are attending the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of a Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference attendee standing with Finley Graves, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at UNT, in front of a backdrop. The UNT logo, Mayborn and the phrase "Your story starts here" decorate the cloth. The conference was held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of attendees of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference buying books to be signed by the authors. UNT's Barnes and Noble is at the event selling the books. Brandon Hebert is at the register and Manager Jean Probst is standing beside him. The event was held in the Austin Ranch Banquet Hall on the grounds of the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of a man signing a copy of the book he wrote, while the man receiving the copy is looking on. In the aisle more people holding books wait for a chance to have them signed. The event was held during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference in the Austin Ranch Banquet Hall on the grounds of the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of George Getschow speaking to the workshop participants gathered around a table. The event was held during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Ana Azpurua, the 2017 El Futuro Literario Award winner, and Finley Graves, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at UNT, standing together in front of a backdrop. The UNT logo, Mayborn and the phrase "Your story starts here" decorate the cloth. The two are attending the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of a group of high school students and the workshop directors sitting in a seating area. They will be participating in the Multimedia High School Workshop at the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. The event is taking place at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Dorothy Bland, dean of the Mayborn School of Journalism, speaking to the attendees of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference from behind a podium. She is holding up the magazine that was published for the event and the poster on the front of the podium reads "The Power of Words, The Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, #maybornlitcon17". They are all gathered in the Austin Ranch Banquet Hall on the grounds of the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of an attendee of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference laughing while having a conversation with others. They are gathered in the Austin Ranch Banquet Hall at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Katherine Boo and Chris Vognar sitting on stage in the Austin Ranch Banquet Hall. Boo is a keynote speaker for the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference and Vognar is her moderator. To their side is the 2017 Ten Spurs anthology cover that was revealed earlier. Everything is taking place on the grounds of the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of people having their books signed by the authors. Closest is Katherine Boo, author of "Behind the Beautiful Forevers". The event was held during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference in the Austin Ranch Banquet Hall on the grounds of the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of James McGrath Morris, an author of biographies and narrative nonfiction, attending the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. He is speaking to someone in the Austin Ranch Banquet Hall. He is wearing glasses. The conference took place on the grounds of the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of a group of Susannah Charleson's writing workshop participants sitting at a table in a conference room. There is a large window on the left. The event was held during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Mike Mooney, a Mayborn Scholar, sitting at a long table with other members of the Board of Directors. They are gathered for a Board of Directors Meeting that was held during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of the Advisory Board meeting at the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. Seated at the table are (L-R) Sue Mayborn, Dorothy Bland, Joe Dealy Jr., and Nick Ricco. Behind them Neil Foote and Sheri Broyles can be seen. The conference was held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of George Getschow looking at an article written in congratulations to him titled "Cheers to you, George". He is with others gathered in the Austin Ranch Banquet Hall. The event was during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Brian Anthone, one of the logistics coordinators for the conference, speaking to the Mayborn Advisory Board members during a meeting. He is using images projected onto the screen beside him during the presentation. The event was held as a part of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Jubenal Aguilar and Finley Graves, the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at UNT, standing together in front of a backdrop. The UNT logo, Mayborn and the phrase "Your story starts here" decorate the cloth. The two are attending the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Jim Dale in the Austin Ranch Banquet Hall during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. The conference was held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of a group of people during a writing workshop titled "Never Choose Between Business and Pleasure", at the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. Among them is Virginia Riddle, winner of the 2015 second place prize for personal essay in the Ten Spurs competition. The workshop was held in the Becker 1 room at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Ciara O'Rourke, winner of the Mayborn Emerging Writer Award, and Finley Graves, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at UNT, standing together in front of a backdrop. The UNT logo, Mayborn, and the phrase "Your story starts here" decorate the cloth. The two were attending the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Kip Stratton (left) and Farley Chase (right) standing together in the Austin Ranch Banquet Hall. They were attending the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Neil Foote, a principal lecturer at the Mayborn School of Journalism, standing at a podium and speaking to those gathered for the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. The sign on the front of the podium reads "The Power of Words, the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, #maybornlitcon". To his side are two signs that reveal the covers made for the Mayborn magazine and the Ten Spurs magazine. The event took place in the Austin Ranch Banquet Hall on the grounds of the Hilton DFW Lakes Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Rebecca Aguilar, a Mayborn Scholar, speaking with Jim Dale, a marketing specialist, at the Austin Ranch Banquet Hall. The dinner was held as a part of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.