Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference

The 2019 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference will be held from July 19 to July 21 at the Hilton Dallas/Fort Worth Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, Texas. The conference theme this year is “Justice in America.” The conference features workshops in creative nonfiction as well as panel discussions, lectures, and pitch sessions with agents. Participating writers include fiction writers Ben Fountain and Walter Kirn and nonfiction writers Laura Bell, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Sonia Nazario, Naveena Sadasivam, Albert Samaha, and Margot Lee Shetterly. Participating agents include Farley Chase (Chase Literary) and BJ Robbins (BJ Robbins Literary). Tuition, which includes meals, is $475. Pitch sessions with agents are available for an additional $50. Lodging at the conference hotel is available for $118 per night. Registration is first come, first served. Visit the website for more information. Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, University of North Texas, Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism, 1155 Union Circle, #311460, Denton, TX 76203.

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