The Mayborn: Where Real Stories Come Alive
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2010 Issue Mayborn magazine page link
Mary Karr Q&A by George Getschow
Hampton's Place by Noah Bunn
The Masquerade by Bill Marvel
Texas DNA Showdown by Dana Barnes
Searching for Gary Smith by Sarah Perry
Thriving in Journalism by S. C. Gwynne
Archer City Workshops
About Us

We created MAYBORN for narrative writers and students in the Southwest, and for those who love to read. It’s a place where the known and not-yet-known can gather side by side, sharing nonfiction stories—and how they got them.

MAYBORN’s purpose is to enhance the quality of nonfiction writing, encourage innovation, and inspire a culture of storytelling among journalists in the Southwest. When a student’s writing appears next to that of a Shacochis or a Momaday, it better be good. “Now our students won’t be satisfied until they too harness that power,” says Getschow. “They will always be on the quest. They’ve gotten a taste for good writing.”

Come inside and share the mystery—and, oh yeah, the misery—of narrative writing with us ... WHERE REAL STORIES COME ALIVE.

Contact Us

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Mailing Address:
1155 Union Circle #311460 | Denton, Texas 76203-5017
940-565-4564 | 940-369-8959 FAX

[ themayborn.unt.edu ]

Physical Address:
225 Avenue B General Academic Building #207 | Denton, Texas

Dr. Mitch Land, DIRECTOR

Julie Scharnberg, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT [Julie.scharnberg@unt.edu ]

Jo Ann Ballantine, PROJECT COORDINATOR [ joann.ballantine@unt.edu]

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Editors/Advisors

George Getschow [ getschow@unt.edu ]

Cathy Booth Thomas [maybornmag@gmail.com ]

Web developer/Web master/Editor
Blog developer/Administrator

M. G. Ron Johnson [ opensky@sbcglobal.net ]

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Editor-in-chief/Magazine Production Class ProfessorAdvisor

Cathy Booth Thomas [ maybornmag@gmail.com ]

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