Photograph of two high school multimedia workshops participants, Sanjana Reddy and Jennifer Zhan, sitting at a table in a banquet hall for the 2017 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference's formal dinner. Several other tables with guests can be seen behind them and salads are at every place setting. The event and conference were both held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of students taking part in the high school workshop interviewing a conference attendee in front of the doors to an auditorium. There is a large group gathered behind them and a convention sign is posted in front. The workshop 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 the room where the panel "Telling the Tales of Refugees and Immigrants in an Age of Trump" was held. In front of the crowd Dianne Solis, a senior writer with The Dallas Morning News, and Alia Malek, a journalist and civil rights lawyer, are seated in front of a screen. On the screen there is a black and white photo of a woman. The panel was held during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of the four runner-ups to the Ten Spurs competition all holding their trophies after the awards ceremony. They are (L-R) Jen Tota McGivney ("Untethered"), Rick Jurgens ("150 Banana Slugs"), Jamie Friedlander ("Brony Up"), and Elizabeth Clark ("Lidice, Remembered"). The ceremony was held during the 2017 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Terrence McCoy, a poverty reporter with The Washington Post, standing in front of a backdrop and holding up his new awards plaque for first place in the Best American Newspaper Narratives competition. His winning piece, "It Was an Accident, Baby", was originally published in The Washington Post and will be included in an anthology of the top entries in the contest. The awards ceremony was held during the 2017 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Tierra Body, a winner of the Young Spurs award, sitting in a chair in a room full of books that was used as the event's bookstore. On her lap is a copy of one of the journalism magazines revealed at the conference. Through the Young Spurs award she was provided a stipend allowing her to attend the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

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 two attendees during a formal dinner in The Vineyard dining room. The event was held during the 2017 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of two high school students, that are participating in the Multimedia High School Workshop, examining a broadcast camera. They are Dylan Benson and Sanjana Reddy. Benson has a pair of headphones in his hand. The workshop 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 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 two Multimedia High School Workshop participants practicing new skills. They are Tanya Raghu and Juliette Strope. Strope is looking at a paper in her hands and Raghu is looking in the direction that the camera will be pointed. The workshop was held during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

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 the students that participated in the Multimedia High School Workshop standing with Jeffrey Weiss, a reporter with The Dallas Morning News, after interviewing him. They are (L-R) Jennifer Zhan, Lauren Bannister, Lauryn Jones, Dylan Benson, Jeffrey Weiss, Molly Chambers, Alexis Rosebrock, Tanya Raghu, Juliette Strope, Sanjana Reddy, Nina Melishkevich, and Kayla Davis. Davis was one of the directors of the program. The workshop was held during the 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 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 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.