Words of wisdom from the Mayborn conference
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... “to create real literature” takes a lot more than talent. It takes gumption, perseverance and self-sacrifice.
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... “to create real literature” takes a lot more than talent. It takes gumption, perseverance and self-sacrifice.
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I believe good writing is learned by osmosis, in the exact same way an infant learns a native language. If you get into your brain the rhythms of prose and modes of narrative that command attention, you will have no problem getting published.
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For those newcomers reading this, the photos should give you a feel for our Tribe – we look forward to you becoming a member.
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Following are just some of the comments attendees provided after our 2016 conference, which was a celebration of the Pulitzer Awards' 100th anniversary.
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This essay by the Mayborn's George Getschow serves as the foreword for the 2015 Ten Spurs book.
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Even in a world where pictures, videos and sounds are creating buzz through social media platforms, it is the power of words, the ability to craft a narrative and tell a story that provides the context, the depth and understanding that helps inform and engage us.
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In the 12 years since The Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference made its debut, we’ve seen quite a few faces come and go. Here’s what some of the members of “the tribe” have been up to since they last graced our summer stage.
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One week before conference alum Kevin Fedarko returns to the 2013 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, The Dallas Morning News has great things to say for the author's literary journey through the Grand Canyon.
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An article in The Washington Post about a Manassas, Va., swimming pool salesman experiencing the unraveling of his decades-long success story during a summer of disappointments received the first place award in the first Best American Newspaper Narrative Writing Contest sponsored by the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference.
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On showing up:
One common refrain in many of the talks and panel discussions that resonated with me had to do with "showing up.” Kevin Merida, managing editor of The Washington Post, said when he was researching and reporting for his biography of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas he sent out letters requesting interviews that almost invariably were denied. But when he showed up in person, people would talk to him.