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March 15 is the deadline for submissions to this year’s Young Spurs contest for young writers. The contest, in its eighth year, is open to high school students. This year’s theme is "Genius through History, Past and Modern."
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Each spring, Mayborn master's students create and publish a new edition of Mayborn magazine. Read the 2017 contributions to that effort by clicking on 'Publications' above.
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We've got our 2017 Ten Spurs anthology posted online! Read the individual submissions to the anthology by clicking on the 'Publications' tab at the top of this webpage.
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2018 contest information is now online. See details and entry forms for the Best American Newspaper Narratives contest, the Mayborn Fellowship in Biography, the Young Spurs essay contest, the Mayborn's book manuscript contest, and the Ten Spurs contest (which seeks both personal essay and reported narrative entries) on this website.
Deadlines are as follows:
• Best American Newspaper Narratives contest – Feb. 1, 2018
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Please visit our contest page for the 2018 Best American Newspaper Narrative writing contest for work published in a print newspaper and or newspaper website during calendar year 2017. Complete details and an application/entry form are now available. Single story and series entries are eligible.
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Please visit our Young Spurs contest page for detailed information on the 2018 theme and to download an application. The 2018 contest is for high school freshmen-seniors.
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The deadline for the 2017 Mayborn writing contests – personal essay, reported narrative and book manuscript – is EXTENDED to May 15! Register now for the conference and pick your contest category!
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For those who attended what was the 12th annual Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, this video should surely bring back some memories.
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Each year, the Mayborn partners with Biographers International to offer a two- to three-week stay near Santa Fe, New Mexico, where you will work with award-winning author James McGrath Morris.
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Authors Sebastian Junger, Katherine Boo and Charles Johnson will be keynote speakers at this year’s Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference.