Photograph of Albert Samaha of New York City, NY. Photographed at the 2014 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. Narratives on the Cutting Edge, July 18 - 20, 2014 in Grapevine, TX. Trophy reads "Albert Samaha Second Place - 2014 Literary Excellence". Albert Samaha is a staff writer at the Village Voice. He won second place with his "Never ran, never will," for the Book Manuscript competition.

Photograph of Apogee Stadium on the University of North Texas campus.

Photograph of a group of students and conference attendees at the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference: Narratives on the Cutting Edge, which occurred from July 19-July 20, 2014. Individuals in the photo appear to be listening to a speaker (man in background in black vest and blue shirt) while preparing to eat a meal.

Photograph of an unknown female student at the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference: Narratives on the Cutting Edge, which occurred from July 19-July 20, 2014. The student appears to be speaking to photojournalist, Junebug Clark, who is partially visible in the foreground of the image.

Portrait of a male attendee at the 2015 Mayborn Conference hosted by the Mayborn School of Journalism at the University of North Texas (UNT).

Portrait of Stephanie McCrummen, The Washington Post, third place winner of the Best American Newspaper Narratives (BANN) award at the 2015 Mayborn Conference.

Photograph of Deborah Bland (left) and Kris Eckstorm (right) at the awards ceremony for the Mayborn Multimedia High School Journalism Summer Workshop. Eckstorm is holding his award for outstanding performance.

Portrait of Virginia Riddle, second place winner of the "Personal Essay" award at the 2015 Mayborn Conference hosted by the Mayborn School of Journalism.

Photograph of presenters in conversation on stage at the 2015 Mayborn Conference hosted by the Mayborn School of Journalism.

Photograph of Dr. Carl Hart, professor of psychology at Columbia University, author of "High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society", speaking at the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. Narratives on the Cutting Edge, July 18 - 20, 2014 in Grapevine, TX. Projector in the background reads "Dr. Carl Hart".

Group photograph of students participating in the 2014 study abroad trip to Valle de Bravo, Mexico. The "Heart of Mexico" project brings together students and faculty from the University of North Texas (UNT) and the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico (UAEM) for one summer month in a small town in Mexico state.

Portrait of two female attendees at the 2015 Mayborn Conference hosted by the Mayborn School of Journalism at the University of North Texas (UNT).

Photograph of Chuck Weatherall and guest at the 2015 Mayborn Conference hosted by the Mayborn School of Journalism.

Photograph of Sallie Moffitt of Ovilla, Texas. Trophy reads, "Ten Spurs Sallie Moffitt Third Place - 2014 Personal Essay The Mayborn, UNT". Photographed at the 2014 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. Narratives on the Cutting Edge, July 18 - 20, 2014 in Grapevine, TX. Sallie Moffitt won third place for "Devil's Child," in the personal essay category.

Photograph of a conference presenter standing at a lectern or podium on stage at the 2015 Mayborn Conference hosted by the Mayborn School of Journalism.

Portrait of Jonathan Auping, third place winner of the Reported Narrative award at the 2015 Mayborn Conference hosted by the Mayborn School of Journalism.

Photograph of Morganne Cameron, of Houston, Texas. Trophy reads, "Ten Spurs Morganne Cameron Third Place - 2014 Reported Narrative The Mayborn, UNT". Photographed at the 2014 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. Narratives on the Cutting Edge, July 18 - 20, 2014 in Grapevine, TX. Morganne Cameron won third place for "Baked," in the reported narrative category.

Photograph of an Samra Bufkins addressing High School Students at the Multimedia High School Workshop at the 2014 Mayborn Conference which took place from July 18 - 20. A projector screen can be seen in the upper left corner of the photograph while individuals listen to the presentation.

Photograph of participants and conference attendees mingling at the 2015 Mayborn Conference hosted by the Mayborn School of Journalism at the University of North Texas (UNT).

Photograph of an unknown woman holding a copy of D Magazine at the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference: Narratives on the Cutting Edge, which occurred from July 19-July 20, 2014. The magazine features a story on the "Best Suburbs" (presumably in Dallas, unconfirmed).

Photograph of an unknown male student holding a point-and-shoot camera at the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference: Narratives on the Cutting Edge, which occurred from July 19-July 20, 2014. The student is wearing glasses and appears to be showing the camera to someone outside the image's frame.

Photograph of Camille DeVore and her vocal jazz group at Thursday Night Music hosted by the University of North Texas (UNT) gallery on the Square in downtown Denton.

Photograph of The Mayborn book stack cake design, with green fondant "M". An unknown man addressing the audience in the background at the 2014 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. Narratives on the Cutting Edge, in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Sharon Baldinelli at the 2015 Mayborn Conference hosted by the Mayborn School of Journalism at the University of North Texas (UNT).