Photograph of Mike Mooney, a Mayborn Scholar and staff writer for D Magazine, standing at a podium on stage during a formal dinner and awards ceremony. The sign on the front of the podium reads "The Power of Words; the mayborn literary nonfiction conference".The events were 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 Brent Jones, winner of the second place personal essay Ten Spurs award for his piece "Pictures Worth a Thousand Silences", standing in front of a backdrop and holding his new trophy. The awards ceremony was held as a part of the 2017 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.