''The Moth'' is an international arts and literature magazine, based in

Milltown, County Cavan Milltown (),. is a small Co. Cavan village estimated population of around 100 persons. During a nineteenth century O'Donavan townlands survey of Co. Cavan it was noted that the Milttown area was traditionally referred to as ''Bellanaleck'' ('' ...

, Ireland. It features poetry, short fiction, art and interviews. The magazine was established in 2010 by Rebecca O'Connor and Will Govan and is produced four times a year. Former contributors include Max Porter,

Claire-Louise Bennett Claire-Louise Bennett is a British writer, living in Galway in Ireland. She has written ''Pond'' (2015), which was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize; and ''Checkout 19'' (2021), which was shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize. Biography Benne ...

Mike McCormack Michael or Mike McCormack may refer to: * Michael McCormack (Australian politician) (born 1964), Australian politician and former Deputy Prime Minister (2018-2021) * Michael McCormack (judge) (born 1939), justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court * Mich ...

, Joshua Cohen, Suzanne Joinson, Rob Doyle, Thomas Morris,

Sara Baume Sara Baume (born 1984) is an Irish novelist. Life Her father is of English descent while her mother is of Irish descent. As her parents travelled around in a caravan, Sara Baume was born "on the road to Wigan Pier". When she was 4, they moved ...

, Lee Rourke, Thomas Maloney, June Caldwell, Owen Booth, Robert McLiam Wilson, Nicholas Hogg, John Boyne, Nuala Ni Conchúir, Hilary Fannin and Stephen May. A junior version is also published, called ''The Caterpillar'', aimed at 7-11 year olds. Prizes run by ''The Moth'' include The Moth International Poetry Prize, The Moth Short Story Prize, The Caterpillar Poetry Prize, The Caterpillar Short Story Prize and The Moth Art Prize.The Moth: from flight of fancy to successful arts magazine
''The Irish Times''. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015. The Moth International Poetry Prize (formerly the Ballymaloe International Poetry Prize) was established in 2011. €10,000 is awarded for a single unpublished poem, with three runner-up prizes of €1,000. The contest is open to anyone (over 16), as long as the poem is previously unpublished, and each year it attracts thousands of entries from new and established poets from over 50 countries. The prize is judged anonymously by a single poet. Previous judges include

Nick Laird Nicholas Laird (born 1975) is a Northern Irish novelist and poet. Education Laird was born in Cookstown, County Tyrone, where he attended the local comprehensive school. He then gained entry to Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he initia ...

Claudia Rankine Claudia Rankine (; born September 4, 1963) is an American poet, essayist, playwright and the editor of several anthologies. She is the author of five volumes of poetry, two plays and various essays. Her book of poetry, '' Citizen: An American L ...

Jacob Polley Jacob Polley (born 1975) is a British poet and novelist. He has published four collections of poetry. His novel, ''Talk of the Town'', won the Somerset Maugham Award in 2009. His latest poetry collection, ''Jackself'', won the T.S. Eliot Prize ...

Matthew Sweeney Matthew Gerard Sweeney (6 October 1952 – 5 August 2018) was an Irish poet. His work has been translated into Dutch, Italian, Hebrew, Japanese, Latvian, Mexican Spanish, Romanian, Slovakian and German. According to the poet Gerard Smyth: "I a ...

Leontia Flynn Leontia Flynn (born December 1974) is a poet and writer from Northern Ireland. She grew up between the towns of Dundrum and Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland. She is the second-youngest of five siblings. She has worked at The Seamus Hean ...

, Marie Howe, Michael Symmons Roberts, Billy Collins, Deborah Landau and

Daljit Nagra Daljit Nagra (born 1966) is a British poet whose debut collection, ''Look We Have Coming to Dover!'' – a title alluding to W. H. Auden's ''Look, Stranger!'', D. H. Lawrence's ''Look! We Have Come Through!'' and by epigraph also to Matthew Arn ...

. The Moth Short Story Prize is an international prize, open to anyone from anywhere in the world, as long as their story is original and previously unpublished. The winners are chosen by a single judge each year, who reads the stories anonymously. Previous judges include

Belinda McKeon Belinda McKeon (born 1979) is an Irish writer. She is the author of two novels, ''Solace'', which won the 2011 Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, and ''Tender'' (2015). Life and work McKeon was born in Longford and attended Trinity College, Dublin, ...

, Donal Ryan,

Kit de Waal Mandy Theresa O'Loughlin (born 26 July 1960), known professionally as Kit de Waal, is a British/Irish writer. Her debut novel, ''My Name Is Leon'', was published by Penguin Books in June 2016. After securing the publishing deal with Penguin, De ...

, Kevin Barry and

Mark Haddon Mark Haddon (born 28 October 1962) is an English novelist, best known for ''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'' (2003). He won the Whitbread Award, the Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award, Guardian Prize, and a Commonwealth Wr ...

. The judge for 2021 is

Ali Smith Ali Smith CBE FRSL (born 24 August 1962) is a Scottish author, playwright, academic and journalist. Sebastian Barry described her in 2016 as "Scotland's Nobel laureate-in-waiting". Early life and education Smith was born in Inverness on 24 Au ...

. The Moth Nature Writing Prize was established in 2020, and the inaugural prize was judged by

Richard Mabey Richard Thomas Mabey (born 20 February 1941) is a writer and broadcaster, chiefly on the relations between nature and culture. Education Mabey was educated at three independent schools, all in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. The first was at Roth ...

. The judge for 2021 is Helen Macdonald.

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Official websiteTwitter''The Caterpillar'' website
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