In April of 1947 Cain embarked on his most ambitious literary project, a quasi-autobiographical novel, The Moth. He completed the first draft in December of 1947. [10] The Education Program works with students, teachers, and professors from high-school through college to promote stronger community bonds within the student body and the administration. The overall mission is to prepare students for the world ahead of them by teaching crucial aspects of language and rhetoric, and to allow students and teachers to experience one another in a more intimate setting. In 2012 The Moth launched the High School Slam program, which brings StorySLAMs to public high schools in New York City. They currently hold SLAMs at twelve high schools in three boroughs, and an All-City SLAM that allows for inter-connectivity between students in all the boroughs. [11] Global Community Program [ edit ] 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, when moths were attracted to the light on the porch where he and his friends would gather to spin spellbinding tales. [1] [5] Green and his original group of storytellers called themselves "The Moths", and Green took the name with him to New York City. [1] The non-profit organization now runs over 600 different storytelling events a year in more than 27 US cities (including New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Detroit) and two cities outside the US (London and Melbourne) offering the unique perspectives of both average, everyday people, and literary or cultural personalities. [6] Live events [ edit ] Phones up, then off – The Moth event in New Orleans, 2019

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Biographer David Madden lamented that “ The Moth was an effort to let the Great Depression happen to one man [and] might have produced one Cain’s finest novels; but certain autobiographical elements entered into his conception and delayed the novel’s thrust into the depression material.” [19] Theme [ edit ] Beyond public speaking, The Moth team will help you present your most authentic self to the world—and tell stories that will forge lasting connections with coworkers, clients, friends,family and everyone in between. Lerner, Sarah (November 4, 2011). "The Moth Raises The Roof". ElectricLiterature.com. The Outlet . Retrieved March 22, 2014.

Martin, Adam (September 14, 2011). "Padma Lakshmi Burps and Other Highlights from The Moth's Food Night". The Atlantic Wire . Retrieved March 22, 2014.

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The Moth covers a great number of years, much territory, many episodes, and studies the manners of a multiplicity of people and many aspects of human nature. An obvious attempt at a serious theme, The Moth flits too much; details weigh it down; it is too long—a failure of style and technique on the whole…most of Cain’s [best] stories, being concerned with a few characters over a short period of time, lend themselves to brevity.”—Novelist David Madden in James M. Cain (1970) [17] The Moth's live shows fall into several tiers of production, but each is dedicated to the art of unscripted, first-person storytelling. [1] [7] Every show has stories based on open-ended themes (Such as "Love Hurts," Holding on and Letting go," "Hot Mess," or "Conviction"). How to Tell a Storyshows us ALL how to rise to the occasion. This is a master class on standing in front of an audience. Bravo!" — Barnes & Noble

The Moth Award 2010 Presented to Calvin Trillin". YouTube. January 20, 2011. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021 . Retrieved November 28, 2013. In this book, the Moth team reveal the secrets of their time-honed process and use examples from beloved storytellers like Neil Gaiman, Elizabeth Gilbert, Nikesh Shukla, Sarfraz Manzoor and more, to show you how to: McGowan, William (January 29, 1999). "Saloon Stories". The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved December 8, 2016. Kakutani, Michiko (April 3, 2017). "Stories of Wonder, Fear and Kindness From the Moth". The New York Times . Retrieved July 16, 2019.