Catherine Burns

American storytelling editor and Artistic Director at The Moth — who has shaped thousands of personal narratives — editor of All These Wonders and Occasional Magic — the primary architect of The Moth's story development methodology.

Creates The Moth's editorial and developmental methodology — Burns's approach to story development (finding the emotional truth, identifying the stakes, shaping the arc) is the institutional knowledge behind 25 years of The Moth's production; her anthology work makes this methodology visible.