Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference coming in July

The 14th annual Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference will be from July 20 to July 22, hosted by the University of North Texas Frank W. Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism.

The theme for this year is: “Are You Not Entertained? Real Stories, Real People, Real Storytelling.”

Keynote speakers will include Diana B. Henriques, author of “The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust;” Lindy West, contributing essayist for The New York Times; and Christopher Goffard, feature writer for the Los Angeles Times and host of the “Dirty John” podcast.

Other speakers will include: Alfredo Corchado of The Dallas Morning News, author and writer Vanessa Grigoriadis, and Stephen Rodrick of Rolling Stone magazine.

Registration for the conference is $225 for students and $425 for all others and can be completed at www.themayborn.com/registration. Price includes all speaker sessions and several meals.

The conference will be at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, 1800 Highway 26 East in Grapevine.