Conference Date: July 20-22, 2012 - Register here!
Contests & Opportunities
Mayborn National Biography Writing Contest
Know a high school or community college student who dreams of being published? How about in The Dallas Morning News? Winning students also get a free trip to the conference this summer for themselves and a mentor! Apply now! The deadline is Friday, June 8, 2012!
Learn more about our Mayborn National Biography Writing Contest for high school and community college students.
Mayborn Fellowship in Biography
Have you ever wanted to spend several weeks at a secluded vacation spot just to work on your biography? How about in the gorgeous Santa Fe foothills with one of the country’s most celebrated biographers as your mentor? Apply for a Mayborn Fellowship in Biography, and this could be a reality!
Learn more about the Mayborn Fellowship in Biography.
Writing Competitions
Conference attendees will once again have the opportunity to submit their best writing samples to the 8th annual Mayborn Writing Competition. Winners can win cash and prizes in three categories: personal essay, reported narrative and book manuscript. The deadline is Monday, June 11, 2012. Winners will be notified by email on Friday, June 15, 2012.
Learn more about our Writing Competitions.
Meet a Literary Agent or Several Agents!
Want to know more about getting published? You can do it at the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference.
Archer City Bus Trip
The Thursday before the conference kicks off, a small tribe embarks on a literary adventure to the dusty hinterlands of Texas. Archer City is famous for its native son and resident, Pulitzer Prize winning author Larry McMurtry, author of Lonesome Dove, and the home of Booked Up, one of America’s largest antiquarian bookstores.
Click here to learn more about the trip.
Archer City Writers Workshop
JOUR 5740 and JOUR 4310, the summer course in Literary Journalism, begins with the Mayborn Conference and continues immediately after with the eight day Archer City Writers Workshop. Conducted by professor and writer-in-residence George Getschow, this course is to further develop the writing skills of UNT students in journalism and the graduate program of narrative journalism.
Learn more about the workshop.
About Archer City
Everything you wanted to know about this small west Texas town, and why you should visit.