Premios Nocte
November 6th, 2009 by Editors
Thanks to Tanya Tynjälä for alerting us to a brand new set of Spanish language awards. The Premios Nocte are presented by the Asociación Española de Escritores de Terror (Spanish Association of Horror Writers) and this is their very first year. These awards are therefore for works published (either in Spain or in Spanish, we are not sure which) in 2008. The winners are:
- Spanish language novel: Rojo alma, negro sombra (Red Soul, Black Shadow), Ismael Martínez Biurrun (451 editores)
- Translated novel: Déjame entrar (Let the right one in), John Ajvide Lindqvist (Espasa-Calpe)
- Spanish Language short fiction: “Lluvia sangrienta” (“Bloody rain”), Roberto Malo (from La luz del diablo (Devil’s Light); Mira editores)
- Translated short fiction: “El mejor cuento de terror” (“Best New Horror”), Joe Hill (from Fantasmas (20th Century Ghosts); Suma, 2008)
- Lifetime Achievement: Francisco Torres Oliver
More information (in Spanish) is available here. There is also a picture of the trophy and, for the benefit of people who were complaining on Sunday about how ugly the Howie is, we reproduce it here.
The sculptor is José Azul. He has done a great job, but would you really want one of those in your house?
