{{Unreferenced, date=February 2012
The Spanish Horror Writers Association, Nocte, is a non-profit association whose objective is to promote
horror literature
Horror is a genre of fiction which is intended to frighten, scare, or disgust. Horror is often divided into the sub-genres of psychological horror and supernatural horror, which is in the realm of speculative fiction. Literary historian J. ...
written in Spanish by Spanish authors. Nocte aims at offering a meeting point for writers who tackle horror, dark fantasy or, as
Harlan Ellison
Harlan Jay Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality. Robert Bloch, the author of '' Psycho'' ...
cleverly called it, “fiction of the macabre”. Among its activities, NOCTE helps horror writers to spread their works as far as possible, through the media and horror cons, and publishes anthologies of short stories written by its members.
NOCTE also wants to be a bridge for organizing writing workshops and meetings of horror-focused writers, to promote creative exchange among its members and find out and boost new talented horror writers.
See also
*
Nocte Award
The Nocte Award is a Spanish literary award presented by Nocte (Spanish Horror Writers Association) to those books worthy of mention published in Spain in the previous year, and also to those initiatives and careers that then and now dignify horror ...