Mayborn Literary Non-Fiction Conference

Conference Date: July 20-22, 2012 - Register here!

Mayborn 2012

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Dear Mayborn Tribe,

You won't want to miss our 8th annual conference. We're going to explore the myriad ways in which journalists, documentary filmmakers, biographers, memoirists and novelists are crisscrossing the murky terrain between multiple genres to create highly textured, multi-dimensional narratives. See you all soon!

George Getschow
Director and Writer-in-Residence
The Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference

 

Opportunities for Students

This nationally acclaimed annual event is where journalists, writers, readers, students, and educators meet to discuss their accomplishments, aspirations and angst.

  • Top tier writers from Texas, the U.S. and around the globe
  • $15,000 in cash awards
  • Cash awards in the categories of personal essays and reported narratives
  • A cash award and a book contract with UNT Press for the best book manuscript
  • Ten best submissions published in “Ten Spurs” literary journal
  • Opportunities to meet with publishers & literary agents
  • Inspiration for practicing the craft of writing at the highest possible level

Larry McMurtry
Learn about Larry McMurtry and Archer City in this ABC News documentary.

Schedule and Speakers
See this year's schedule and speakers here.
Watch interviews with past conference speakers here.

Conference Date:
July 20-22, 2012 -
Register here!

2012 Keynote Speakers

See all of this year's speakers.

Luis Alberto UrreaFriday:Luis Alberto UrreaA 2005 Pulitzer Prize finalist for nonfiction and critically acclaimed author of 14 books including The Devil's Highway, The Hummingbird's Daughter and Queen of America.

Richard RhodesSaturday:Richard RhodesAuthor or editor of 26 works of fiction, history and memoir including the Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Making of the Atomic Bomb, which details the history of the bomb's creation spanning from the discovery of the energy trapped within an atom to the dropping of the first bombs on Japan.

Isabel WilkersonSunday: Isabel WilkersonA winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of The New York Times' bestseller, The Warmth of Other Suns, which tells the story of America's Great Migration through the eyes of three unforgettable protagonists.