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==Overview==
The Moth was founded in 1997 by poet and novelist [[George Dawes Green]], who wanted to recreate the feeling of sultry summer evenings in his native [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], when [[moth]]s were attracted to the light on the [[porch]] where he and his friends would gather to spin spellbinding tales.<ref name="About The Moth"/><ref>{{cite AV media|title=The Moth: The Story Behind the Storytellers (PODIUM: The Art of Oration)|url=
==Live events and programs==
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The Moth Mainstage is their curated flagship program, which is a "staple" of the literary scenes in New York City and Los Angeles and regularly tours around the United States and the world as The Moth on the Road.<ref name="Moth Programs"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Don't Look Back: The Moth in Portland|url=http://www.portland5.com/arlene-schnitzer-concert-hall/events/dont-look-back-moth-portland|website=Portland5.com|publisher=Portland's 5 Centers for the Arts|accessdate=January 17, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Moth Mainstage">{{cite web|title=About: The Moth Mainstage|url=http://themoth.org/about/programs/the-moth-mainstage|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|accessdate=January 17, 2014}}</ref>
The organization also holds The Moth StorySLAM events, [[open mic]] storytelling competitions open to everyone in cities across the United States, including [[New York City]], [[Detroit]], [[Chicago]], [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]], [[Pittsburgh]], [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], and [[Los Angeles]].<ref name="Moth Programs"/><ref>{{cite AV media|title=The Moth: The Best Storytellers in the World (PODIUM: The Art of Oration)|url=
For the StorySLAM, ten participants are chosen at random from a pool of volunteer storytellers to tell a true story (without notes) in the five to six-minute range. Storytellers are scored by three teams of judges—selected from audience members—on a scale of one to ten. The storyteller with the highest score will then advance to The Moth GrandSLAM, which is typically held two or three times annually in the same city as the StorySLAM and is generally a more formal affair.
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The organization's annual fundraising event is called the Moth Ball. At this event they present the Moth Award, celebrating the art of the raconteur. Past awards have gone to [[Garrison Keillor]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Hendrix|first=Jenny|title=Honoring The Bard of Lard|url=http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2010/11/honoring-the-bard-of-lard.html|accessdate=March 22, 2014|newspaper=[[The New Yorker]]: Page Turner|date=November 19, 2010}}</ref> [[Salman Rushdie]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Anderson |first=Arison |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ariston-anderson/salman-rushdie-and-the-le_b_146106.html |title=Salman Rushdie and the Legend of the Moth |work=[[The Huffington Post]]|date=November 25, 2008 |accessdate=February 17, 2009}}</ref> [[Anna Deavere Smith]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Anderson|first=Ariston|title=Storytelling Comes Alive at Moth's Black & White Ball|url=http://www.luxist.com/2009/11/19/storytelling-comes-alive-at-moths-black-and-white-ball/|accessdate=March 22, 2014|publisher=Luxist|website=Luxist.com|date=November 19, 2009}}</ref> [[Calvin Trillin]],<ref>{{cite web |url=
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