The Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Writers Conference
July 24-26, 2009 | Grapevine, Texas | Hilton DFW Hotel

Writing Competion [Deadline extended to June 15!]

Two separate workshops will be held on Friday, July 24, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., for the top 50 article/essay submissions and the top 20 manuscript submissions.

Writers will be eligible to win cash prizes in two categories - personal essay and research-and-reporting based narratives.

The best narratives will be published in Ten Spurs, a literary nonfiction journal published by the Mayborn Graduate School of Journalism, as well as reviewed by The Dallas Morning News for possible publication.

The winner of the manuscript competition earns a cash prize, and an option to sign a provisional book contract with UNT Press.

The book manuscript winner and the writers selected for publication in Ten Spurs will participate in book signings at the 2010 Mayborn Conference.

Here are the prizes:

Reporting-and-Research-Based Narrative 1st Place - $3000 2nd Place - $2000 3rd Place - $1000 Article Guidelines Article Application Form

Personal Essay 1st Place - $3000 2nd Place - $2000 3rd Place - $1000 Essay Guidelines Essay Application Form

Manuscript Contest 1st Place - $3000 and Published by UNT Press Manuscript Guidelines Manuscript Entry Agreement Form Manuscript Application

Past Manuscript Winners' Books: