Photograph of Sue Whatley, Melissa Stoeltje, and Phillip Kelley holding their Ten Spurs runners up awards. They received the honors 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 a speaker at the "Visual Storytelling: Pulitzers through Pictures" panel session, sitting at a table and holding a microphone in his hand. The session was held during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Andrea Czobor, a student at the Mayborn School of Journalism, showing high school students a broadcast camera during the Mayborn Multimedia High School Journalism Workshop. The workshop was held as a part of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, Texas.

Photograph of James Mueller, the Interim Journalism Associate Dean and Professor at the Mayborn School of Journalism, standing behind a podium and speaking to those gathered for the Literary Lights Dinner. The event 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 Krys Boyd (yellow) and Sheryl WuDunn (black), 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 hand. 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 Tom Huang, an editor at The Dallas Morning News and The Poynter Institute, acting as moderator for 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 George Getschow and Marty Baron standing together at the front of a conference room after a panel called "Getting the Call: The Way the Pulitzer Changes Your Life". 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 Andrea Czobor, a student at the Mayborn School of Journalism, showing students how to set up a tripod for camerawork during the Mayborn Multimedia High School Journalism Workshop held as a part of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. The event was held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, Texas.

Photograph of Dave Tracy, a lecturer at the Mayborn School of Journalism and the producer of the 100th Anniversary Pulitzer video, teaching students during the Mayborn Multimedia High School Journalism Workshop. The workshop 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 Yvonne Leow, the senior Snapchat editor at Vox.com, speaking at a panel about the future of storytelling on the web. Leow focused on the topic of Snapchat coverage of news stories like the Dallas Police shooting in July of that same year. The panel was held during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Dorothy Bland, the Dean of the Mayborn School of Journalism, and Wesley Morris, a 'critic-at-large' with The New York Times, standing together after Margo Jefferson's keynote event. The keynote, which Morris acted as moderator for, took place during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. They are standing in the hallways of the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX where the conference was held.

Photograph of Nick Ricco, a Mayborn School of Journalism Board Member, and Anna Ricco standing together in The Vineyard dining room for a reception before the beginning of the Literary Lights Dinner. The dinner was held as part of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Eli Sanders, an author and associate editor for The Stranger, speaking into a microphone and gesturing with his hand while on the "Sensitivity - The Right Way to Cover Survivors" panel. The panel was held during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Sara Ganim, a CNN correspondent and former print journalist, speaking from the panelist table during the "David v. Goliath: How Small Newspapers Win Pulitzers v. the Big Guys" panel. Beside her at the table is Jennifer Barry Hawes. 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 five guests standing together in front of a Mayborn and UNT backdrop during the Literary Lights Dinner. The event 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 the UNT Barnes and Noble bookstore display table at the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. Three books, "A Path Appears" by Sheryl WuDunn, "Half the Sky" by Nicholas Kristof and the Mayborn Magazine Pulitzer edition are some of the items displayed. The conference was held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, Texas.

Photograph of Joe Dealy Jr., a consultant at Mayborn School of Journalism, and Dorothy Bland, the Dean of the Mayborn School of Journalism, standing together at the Literary Lights Dinner. The dinner was held during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference in the International Ballroom at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Molly Ball, a staff writer for The Atlantic covering U.S. politics, speaking during a panel called "Piñatas, Presidents and Pack Journalism". The panel was held during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of John McCaa, a WFFA anchor, standing at the podium during the Literary Lights Dinner for which he was the emcee. 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 Smiley Pool and a guest standing at the entrance to The Vineyard dining room where a reception is being held before the Literary Lights Dinner. 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 students being shown how to operate a tripod during the Mayborn Multimedia High School Journalism Workshop at the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. The event was held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, Texas.

Photograph of McKay Coppins, an author and senior political writer for BuzzFeed News, sitting at the speaker table during a panel titled "Piñatas, Presidents and Pack Journalism". 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 Seema Yasmin, a staff writer at The Dallas Morning News and medical doctor, holding her Ten Spurs third place award for Personal Essay. 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 panel members Dianne Solis, Michael Kruse, Molly Ball, and McKay Coppins, sitting at front table during the "Piñatas, Presidents and Pack Journalism" panel. Behind them is a screen depicting President Donald Trump in the oval office, prior to his election. The photo was a part of the article "36 Hours on the Fake Campaign Trail with Donald Trump", which was written by Coppins. The event was held as a part of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.