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 Amanda Griffith of McKinney, Texas. Trophy reads, "Ten Spurs Amanda Griffith Second 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. Amanda Griffith won second place for "Iranian Women of Independence," in the reported narrative category.

Photograph of Amanda Woodard (left) of Dallas, Texas and Dorothy Bland (right), Mayborn Dean and Graduate Institute Director. Trophy reads, "Ten Spurs Amanda Woodard Runner Up - 2014 The Mayborn, UNT". Photographed at the 2014 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. Narratives on the Cutting Edge, July 18 - 20, 2014 in Grapevine, TX. Amanda Woodard won Runner Up for "If The Good Lord," runner up entries to be published in "Ten Spurs".

Photograph of Anita (left) and John Porterfield (right) of Boerne, Texas. Photographed at the 2014 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. Narratives on the Cutting Edge, July 18 - 20, 2014 in Grapevine, TX. Trophy reads "John and Anita Porterfield Third Place - 2014 Literary Excellence". They won third place with their "Hasan's Revenge," for the Book Manuscript competition.

Photograph of Anne-Marie Corley of Dallas, Texas. Trophy reads, "Ten Spurs Anne-Marie Corley Second 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. Anne-Marie Corley won second place for "Letter to a Commanding Officer," in the personal essay category.

Photograph of Sheri Fink, author of "Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital", talking into microphone at The Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference July 18 - 20, 2014 in Grapevine, TX. Fink is seen holding up her hands in expressive motion.

Photograph of photographers Ray Bankston (left) and Don Shugart (right) at the Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. The exhibit was featured at the UNT on the Square gallery from June 16-July 19, 2014. Bankston appears to be speaking to an audience while standing at a podium that reads, "Institute for the Advancement of the Arts, UNT on the Square." In the background, Shugart can be seen listening.

Photograph of Brian O'Leary holding a glass trophy that reads "Brian O'Leary 2014 Biography Fellowship The Mayborn, UNT". Photographed at the 2014 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. Narratives on the Cutting Edge, in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of man in Western attire reading a Don Shugart photograph description at the Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. The exhibit was featured at the UNT on the Square gallery from June 16-July 19, 2014. Other photographs displayed along wall.

Photograph of an unknown woman, dressed in Western style, observing a photograph at the Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. The exhibit was featured at the UNT on the Square gallery from June 16-July 19, 2014. Other exhibition attendees and photographs can be seen in the background.

Photograph of unknown exhibition attendees talking among each other at the Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. The exhibit was featured at the UNT on the Square gallery from June 16-July 19, 2014. Other exhibition attendees and photographs can be seen in the background.

Photograph of Don Shugart (left) with wife Jan Shugart (right) at Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. The exhibit was featured at the UNT on the Square gallery from June 16-July 19, 2014. In the background, photographs taken by Shugart are visible.

Photograph of photographer Don Shugart (left) and his wife Jan (right) at the Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. The exhibit was featured at the UNT on the Square gallery from June 16-July 19, 2014. Don Shugart appears to be speaking at a podium that reads, "Institute for the Advancement of the Arts, UNT on the Square." In the background, exhibit photos are visible.

Photograph of Don Shugart (left) with an unknown man and Jan Shugart (right) at the Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. The exhibit was featured at the UNT on the Square gallery from June 16-July 19, 2014. Photographs from the exhibit are visible in the background.

Photograph of Don Shugart (left) and Ray Bankston (right) smiling at camera and sitting on a bench at the Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. The exhibit was featured at the UNT on the Square gallery from June 16-July 19, 2014. Photographs are visible in background.

Photograph of Don Shugart (right) and Ray Bankston (left) sitting on a bench and conversing at the Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. The exhibit was featured at the UNT on the Square gallery from June 16-July 19, 2014. In the background photographs by Ray Bankston are visible.

Photograph of Don Shugart (right) with an unknown man (left) at the Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. The exhibit was featured at the UNT on the Square gallery from June 16-July 19, 2014. Shugart's photographs are visible in the background.

Photograph of Don Shugart mingling with exhibit attendees at Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. Exhibit photographs are visible hanging in the background. A woman seen from the back stands by three men, the one in the middle wearing a cowboy hat and holding a beer, and the man on the right (Don Shugart) also holds a beer. On the far left is the fourth person, with his face partially seen.

Photograph of Dorothy Bland (left), Mayborn Dean and Graduate Institute Director, George Getschow (center), co-founder and writer-in-residence for the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, Roy Busby (right), a Regents professor in the Mayborn School of Journalism, standing with two unidentified man (far left) and (far right). Attending the 2014 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. Narratives on the Cutting Edge, in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Dr. Billy L. Smith (left) of Rhome, Texas and Dorothy Bland (right), Mayborn Dean and Graduate Institute Director. Trophy reads, "Ten Spurs Dr. Billy L. Smith Runner Up - 2014 The Mayborn, UNT". Photographed at the 2014 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. Narratives on the Cutting Edge, July 18 - 20, 2014 in Grapevine, TX. Dr. Billy L. Smitch won Runner Up for "Promises to Keep," runner up entries to be published in "Ten Spurs".

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".

Photograph of Eli Saslow, (center) holding a glass trophy that reads "Best American Newspaper Narratives 2013 First Place The Washington Post Eli Saslow "Into the lonely quiet," The Mayborn, UNT". Photographed at the 2014 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. Narratives on the Cutting Edge, in Grapevine, TX. Standing with him is Robert "Bob" Mong (right), the University of North Texas at Dallas President and unknown third (left).

Photograph of Eric Moskowitz, (left) holding a glass trophy that reads "Best American Newspaper Narratives 2013 Second Place The Boston Globe Eric Moskowitz "Carjacking victim describes harrowing night," The Mayborn, UNT". Standing with him is Robert "Bob" Mong (center), the University of North Texas at Dallas President, holding Moskowitz's other trophy, and unknown third (right). Photographed at the 2014 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. Narratives on the Cutting Edge, in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of an exhibit attendee looking at the photography at Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. Exhibit photographs are visible hanging in the background. The attendee is an old man wearing a tan coat and white cowboy hat on the right side of the photograph, looking at the wall of photography in front of him on the left side of the photograph.