 4th Annual Writers Conference
July 18-20, 2008-Grapevine, Texas
A forum for journalists, writers, readers, students, educators and the general public to listen to, be inspired by and discuss literary nonfiction in all its forms with some of the most talented in the genre.
Details
The Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Writers Conference
Date
July 18-20, 2008 (Friday 6 p.m.-Sunday-12:30 p.m.)
Location
Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center
Conference Code: 3MA
Conference Room Rate: $120.00
1800 Highway 26 East
Grapevine, Texas
1-817-481-8444
Fees
Sorry, no refunds. Student Scholarships sponsored by The Dallas Morning News and The Mayborn.
Contest
New this year...$3,000 cash prize and provisional book contract with UNT Press for 1st place manuscript. $12,000 cash prize awards to the top six article/essay submissions. For complete details and entry form, see Article/Essay Rules and Manuscript Rules.
UNT Press
See more information about the provisional book contract.
Schedule
Conference opens on Friday, July 18, 6 p.m. with a Welcome To Texas Dinner. Lecture follows featuring Bob Shacochis, one of America’s most acclaimed storytellers. See the complete schedule.
Speakers
For complete speaker bios click here.
- N. Scott Momaday-1969 Pulitzer Prize Winner
- Bob Shacochis, National Book Award Winner
- Candice Millard, River of Doubt
- John Burnett, NPR correspondent
- Stella Chavez, writer, The Dallas Morning News
- Susannah Charleson, The Scent of the Missing
- Pam Colloff, writer, Texas Monthly
- Lee Hancock, enterprise reporter, The Dallas Morning News
- Nick Heil, The Dark Summit
- Tim Madigan, writer, The Star-Telegram
- Cathleen Medwick, contributing editor at O, the Oprah Magazine
- Paul Meyer, writer, The Dallas Morning News
- Ben Montgomery, writer, St. Petersburg Times
- David Patterson, senior editor, Henry Holt & Co.
- Brian Sweany, articles editor, Texas Monthly
- Wright Thompson, ESPN.com
- Andy Van De Voorde, Village Voice Media
- Ken Wells, senior editor, Portfolio magazine
- Alexandra Wolfe, writer, Portfolio magazine
Workshops
The Writer’s Garret is closing registration for the Mayborn's Pre-Conference Workshhops on April 29. The workshops, conducted by writers Julianne McCullagh and Talmage Boston, will be held at the Writers' Garret on May 3, 17 and 31. See details.
The Writers' League of Texas also offers a pre-conference workshop specifically for writers submitting work to the Mayborn Conference. See details.
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Contact Us
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Anselm Kiefer
German, born 1945
Book with Wings, 1992-94
Lead, tin and steel
74 3/4 x 208 5/8 x 43 3/8 in.
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth purchase,
Sid W. Richardson Foundation
Endowment Fund
Acquired in 2000
This artwork appears throughout the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Writers Conference of the Southwest collateral material and is used with permission. You may see the piece on display at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.
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