Thanks so much for your interest in The Moth Ball. This year’s Ball, A Wrinkle In Space and Time, will be held on Tuesday, June 4 from 6:30 - 11:00 PM at Capitale in New York City (130 Bowery). This special evening will include a cocktail party, an elegant seated dinner, a silent auction, and our signature Moth Ball storytelling show featuring the annual Moth Award presentation to Roxane Gay, followed by dessert and dancing.

The Moth Ball is our annual spring gala and largest fundraising event of the year. Proceeds from the event support:

• Live Moth storytelling shows (600+ from New York to Nairobi)
• The Moth Radio Hour, airing on 485+ public radio stations across the country
• Our free weekly podcast downloaded by millions each week 
• The Moth's Community and Education programs, which extend storytelling instruction and performance opportunities to thousands of New York City high school students, educators around the world, and individuals often misrepresented or underrepresented by the mainstream media, such as those involved in the criminal justice system.

Tables of 10 start at $10,000 ($8,000 tax-deductible); single tickets start at $500 ($300 tax-deductible).

Thanks to everyone who has purchased tickets! The Moth Ball is officially SOLD OUT. If you were unable to purchase a ticket or cannot attend on June 4th, we would be incredibly grateful if you would consider making a fully tax-deductible donation to The Moth in support of the event.

2019 Moth Award Recipient, Roxane Gay!

Roxane Gay’s writing appears in Best American Mystery Stories 2014, Best American Short Stories 2012, Best Sex Writing 2012, Harper’s Bazaar, A Public Space, McSweeney’s, Tin House, Oxford American, American Short Fiction, Virginia Quarterly Review, and many others. She is a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times. She is the author of the books Ayiti, An Untamed State, the New York Times bestselling Bad Feminist, the nationally bestselling Difficult Women and New York Times bestselling Hunger: A Memoir of My Body. She is also the author of World of Wakanda for Marvel and the editor of Best American Short Stories 2018. She is currently at work on film and television projects, a book of writing advice, an essay collection about television and culture, and a YA novel entitled The Year I Learned Everything. 

2019 Moth Ball Host, Simon Doonan!

Simon Doonan is the Creative Ambassador at Large of Barneys New York, a columnist for Slate, and the best-selling author of many books.

Moth Ball 2019 Ticket Giveaway:

We’re giving away two (2) tickets (valued at $500 each) to Moth Ball 2019 in New York City, to one lucky winner! Visit our Instagram or Facebook page to find the post, like it, and tag a friend to enter.

It’s open through May 15th, 2019, and we’ll pick our winner shortly after!

Terms & Conditions:

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THE CONTEST (“CONTEST”) Entry into this Contest constitutes your acceptance of these Official Rules.

Contest Entry Dates: May 9th, 2019 through May 15th, 2019. 

Who May Enter: The Contest is open to residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, age eighteen (18) years or older at the time of entry. One entry per person.

How to Enter: To enter, submit a comment on The Moth's Instagram or Facebook page on the Moth Ball 2019 Giveaway Post made on May 9th, 2019 and follow the instructions on the post. All entries must be received by date and time outlined. Entry must be the original work of the contestant, may not have been previously published, must not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person and must not violate any law.

The Moth reserves the right to disqualify any Entry for any reason, in its sole and absolute discretion.

How to Win: The winner will be selected from all eligible entries received by May 15th, 2019. All decisions are final and binding. Drawing may be done thorough an electronic medium designed to randomly select an entry or chosen at random by The Moth staff.

Winner Notification: A winner will be determined after the Contest’s end date and will be notified by direct message via the social media platform on which their entry was made.