Photograph of Margo Jefferson, a Pulitzer Prize winning critic and the author of "On Michael Jackson" and "Negroland", laughing during her keynote presentation that was being moderated by Wesley Morris. The keynote event was held as a part of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Margo Jefferson, a Pulitzer Prize winning cultural critic and the author of "On Michael Jackson" and "Negroland", sitting at a table and signing one of her books for a young man. She is conducting this book signing after her keynote presentation and several people are lined up to wait. 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 Margo Jefferson, a Pulitzer Prize winning cultural critic and author of "On Michael Jackson" and "Negroland", sitting at the front of a conference room while delivering her Keynote presentation. 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 Mark Armstrong, the founder of Longreads, speaking into a microphone during a panel about the future of storytelling on the web. The panel was a part of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference that was held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Mark Johnson standing at a podium and speaking during the plenary called "Deconstruction of a Deadline Narrative". The event was held as a part of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, Texas.

Photograph of Mark Johnson, a health and science reporter and author, speaking from a podium during his plenary session titled "Deconstruction of a Deadline Narrative". The session was held as a part of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Marty Baron speaking into a microphone during a plenary titled "'Spotlight' On Winning Pulitzers - Confessions of an 11-Time Pulitzer Prize Winning Editor". 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 Mary Pfeiffer holding her Ten Spurs second place award for Reported Narrative. 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,

Photograph of Mayborn High School Multimedia Workshop participants, including counselors and Mayborn students Andrea Czobor and Troy Guter as well as high school students, before the Literary Lights Dinner. 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 Jim Dale, Britney Johnson, Harriet Dedman, Jacqueline Fellows, and Emily Toman from the Mayborn Magazine team, standing together around a poster board depiction of the cover-page. The focus of the magazine was the Pulitzer Prize, the edition was titled "A Century of Excellence Looking back at 100 years of Pulitzer Prize winners, stories and controversies - plus what's next for journalism's highest honor.

Photograph of McKay Coppins and Molly Ball, speakers at the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, standing outside the entrance to the Vineyard. Behind them a sign is visible that reads "The Vineyard", which is one of the dining locations at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX where the events were held.

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 Melissa Schultz standing in front of a group of people and speaking to them. Schultz was a speaker at the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference which was held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Michael Kruse, a senior staff writer at POLITICO, sitting at the panelist table for a panel titled "Piñatas, Presidents and Pack Journalism". The event was held during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Michael Zelenko, the features editor at The Verge, sitting at a table behind a microphone in order to participate in 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 Mike Giglio speaking as a panelist during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. The panel was titled "Drink This Kool-Aid: Reporting Narrative Stories About Cults". To Giglio's right is fellow-panelist Sydney Freedberg. The event was held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, Texas.

Photograph of Mike Mooney and Tara Mooney standing in front of a Mayborn themed backdrop. They are attending the Literary Lights Dinner that was held as a part of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. The event was held in the International Ballroom at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Mike Mooney, a 2006-07 Mayborn Scholar, at the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference that was held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX. He is wearing a cap and a name tag.

Photograph of Mike Mooney, a graduated Mayborn School of Journalism student who has received numerous awards, speaking to the attendees of the Literary Lights Dinner from a podium. 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 Mike Wilson and Lane DeGregory sitting down at the "First Rough Draft of History" panelist table in a conference room. Behind them is a screen that reads "First Rough Draft of History", underneath that is a photo of a face surrounded by bubbles, followed by the words "Lane DeGregory and Mike Wilson July 23, 2016". 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 Mike Wilson standing behind the podium on stage during the Literary Lights Dinner. He is speaking to those gathered for the event. A woman is sitting in a chair on stage toward the back where a screen reads "the mayborn, literary nonfiction conference". On the front of the podium there is a sign that reads "Pulitzer, A Century of Excellence: People, Politics and Public Affairs". 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 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 Neil Foote, a principal lecturer at the Mayborn School of Journalism, standing at a podium on stage at the Literary Lights Dinner. A sign on the front of the podium reads "Pulitzer, A Century of Excellence: People, Politics and Public Affairs". 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 Neil Foote, the Co-Director of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, speaking to the attendees of the Southwest Soiree from behind a podium on stage. He is holding up a copy of the Mayborn magazine entitled, A Century of Excellence. The event was held at the Austin Ranch Banquet Hall on the grounds of the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, Texas.