Photograph of Tom Huang, an editor at The Dallas Morning News, and Jeffrey Weiss, a reporter with The Dallas Morning News, sitting together during the "Dodging Death: Telling Your Personal Narrative in the Midst of Cancer". The panel took place at the 'The Power of Words' Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of James McGrath Morris, an author of biographies and narrative nonfiction, standing in front of the group of attendees at his panel "The Ambulance Drivers - Hemingway and Dos Passos". Behind him is a screen that has two Time Magazine covers displayed. It appears that Morris is listening to someone speaking from the seats in front of him. Among the attendees is Dorothy Bland, Dean of the Mayborn School of Journalism. The event 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 the high school students participating in the Multimedia High School Workshop learning to interview on a set. Brian Lochhead, an adjunct professor at the Mayborn School of Journalism, is showing Dylan Benson, Juliette Strope, and Sanjana Reddy how to work the camera. Lauren Bannister is sitting in the interviewer chair and is also holding a microphone. The workshop was held during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Sarah Hepola, author of "Blackout: Remembering the Things That I Drank to Forget", sitting at a book signing table across from a conference guest. They are holding out a copy of Hepola's book for her to sign. The event took place during the 2017 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, which was held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Christian McPhate, an adjunct professor with the Mayborn School of Journalism, at the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. The event was held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Bradford Pearson, the panel moderator, leaning into the microphone at a podium at the "7 Ways About Getting Your Book Published". 'The Power of Words' Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference took place at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Meagan Flynn, staff writer for the 'Houston Press', on stage while receiving Ten Spurs second place reported narrative award for her piece "Life After Deportation". Standing by the table is Ashley Porter. The awards ceremony took place during a dinner at the 2017 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, which was held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of an attendee of the conference standing and speaking to George Getschow in the hallway between talks. Getschow is holding a stack of papers and on top is the 2017 Ten Spurs anthology. They are at 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 her husband during a formal dinner in The Vineyard dining room. They are attending the 2017 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of a group of Mayborn students, scholars, and faculty standing on either side of a poster that shows a quote from Nathaniel Hawthorne, "Words so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them", and was used at the conference. Those pictured are (L-R) unidentified, Amanda Talbot, Jesika Fisher, unidentified, Eric Nishimoto, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, and Leah Waters.

Photograph of Mike Wilson, editor of The Dallas Morning News, standing at a podium and speaking to the audience attending the ceremony and dinner. A sign on the front of the podium reads "The Power of Words". The event was part of the 2017 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, which was held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Sebastian Junger, author of the book "Tribe", signing a copy of his book for a conference attendee with the first name Kary. They are standing at a table set up against one of the walls outside of the dining area. The signing 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 three high school students participating in the Multimedia High School Workshop. Jennifer Zhan is holding a broadcast camera in her hands, it is pointed towards Alexis Rosebrock. Sanjana Reddy is standing behind them.

Photograph of the Multimedia High School Workshop participants utilizing new skills in the open areas of the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center. Juliette Strope is using the camera on a tripod while Dylan Benson and Molly Chambers are recorded by the camera. Chamers is holding a microphone. Tanya Raghu and another student are sitting on the ground. The workshop took place during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Jason Fagone, Brooke Jarvis, Rachel Monroe, and Jia Tolentino sitting at a long table during their panel event called "Power of the Paycheck: A Roundtable on Freelancing". Conference attendees are in the seats across from them and the screen behind them is displaying the title and names of the panelists. The event 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 Sarah Hepola, the author of "Blackout: Remembering the Things That I Drank to Forget" and essay writer, and Skip Hollandsworth, an editor at Texas Monthly, sitting during the "Exploring Your Demons: A Conversation with Sarah Hepola" panel discussion. Hepola is speaking to the crowd of conference attendees and Hollandsworth is acting as the mediator of the event. The event happened during the 'The Power of Words' Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of George Getschow, Eric Nishimoto, and Mike Mooney standing together during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. They are in an auditorium where a presentation will be given. The conference was held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of the students who participated in the Multimedia High School Workshop practicing their new skills. Two are seated across from Jeffrey Weiss, a reporter with The Dallas Morning News, who they are interviewing and one is standing beside the camera. They are in their designated interview room. The workshop took place during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Alexis Rosebrock, one of the participants in the Multimedia High School Workshop, using a large camera to film Sarah Hepola during the "Exploring Your Demons: A Conversation with Sarah Hepola" event. She was taught how to use the camera during the workshop. All of these events took place during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of two attendees after one of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference's dinners. They are dressed nicely for the event, giving the impression that it is a more formal dinner. It was hosted in the Vineyard dining area at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX where the main events were held.

Photograph of a room full of attendees listening to KERA's Stella Chávez speaking during her "Humanizing Economic Policy: Bring Voice to People and Places", which was moderated by Peter Waldman. On the screen behind them is a page from a magazine that shows a man who is missing the lower half of his right arm and who is standing in a waterway. The discussion took place during the 'The Power of Words' Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Peter Waldman, an investigative journalist who writes for Bloomberg Businessweek magazine, and Stella Chávez, an education reporter and blogger at KERA, sitting in a room full of people listening to Chávez's panel "Humanizing Economic Policy: Bring Voice to People and Places". Waldman acted as the moderator for the panel. Behind them is a screen depicting Muslim women. The panel took place during the 'The Power of Words' Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of an attendee speaking to Charles Johnson, author of "The Way of the Writer" and one of the authors signing books, at the 2017 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. Other guests are lined up behind him waiting on their chance to speak with the unidentified author. They are all holding multiple books. The event and conference were held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Christina Hughes Babb receiving her Ten Spurs third place award on stage. The award ceremony occurred during a formal dinner at the 2017 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, which was held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.