FRIDAY, OCT. 24
ALL EVENTS WILL BE HELD ON THE UNT CAMPUS IN DENTON, TEXAS
WRITERS’ WORKSHOPS
PHOTOGRAPHY MASTERCLASS
Willis Library, 250H
2 - 2:30 p.m.
Photography Masterclass with 2025 Pulitzer Prize-winner Stacy Kranitz
Sponsored by Hatch Visuals
Moderated by Kael Alford
DOCUMENTARY FILM SHOWCASE
RTVF & Performing Arts Building, Ground Floor
11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Check In & Red Carpet
12 - 2 p.m.
Feature Film Screening: The Librarians
Followed by Q&A with filmmaker Janique L. Robillard & librarian Audrey Wilson-Youngblood
Moderated by Tania Khalaf
2 - 4:30 p.m.
Documentary Shorts Block: Three short docs
- Death by Numbers
- Sanctuary
- Sallie’s Ashes
Followed by Q&A with filmmakers Janique L. Robillard, John Haley, Julia Szromba &
Brennan Robideaux
Moderated by Brandon Gaesser
5 - 6 p.m.
Mayborn Conference Opening Reception
6 - 8:30 p.m.
Feature Film Screening: The Stringer
Followed by Q&A with freelance editor Constance Hale
Moderated by Thorne Anderson
SATURDAY, OCT. 25
Registration Check In
Dean's Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:45 – 11 a.m.
“Going Long: When and how to draw a story out”
Gina Barton, Constance Hale, & Mike Piellucci
Moderated by Gus Bova
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
“Depth of Focus: Biography as lens”
Benjamin Moser & Anna Malaika Tubbs
Moderated by Jeff Whittington
12:30 – 2 p.m.
Lunch on site
Jade Ballroom, Room 333
1:45 – 2 p.m.
Musical performance by Jeff Whittington
Jade Ballroom, Room 333
2 – 3:15 p.m.
“Light in Dark Places: Immigration stories”
Steve Padilla & Edgar Sandoval
Moderated by Roxanna Asgarian
3:30 – 4:45 p.m.
“Of Nature and Narrative: Science writing that changes everything”
Wendy Johnson & Jason Roberts
Moderated by Constance Hale
5 – 6 p.m.
“From Concept to Contract: Pitching & promoting your work”
J.K. Nickell & Andrea Pitzer
Moderated by Claire St. Amant
Bruzzy’s Patio, UNT University Union 406
6 – 7 p.m.
Reception and Author Book Signing
Diamond Eagle Suite / Bruzzy’s Patio, Fourth Floor, Room 406
7 - 8:30 p.m.
Keynote Dinner and Presentation Event
Emerald Ballroom, UNT University Union 314
Keynote Speaker: Kavitha Surana of ProPublica with Stacy Kranitz
Winners of 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
Moderated by Tracy Everbach