Tertulia de Creadores

The Tertulia de Creadores was a Madrileño tertulia at the Círculo de Bellas Artes from 1983 to 1984. Founded by Gregorio Morales, it represented the literary elements of La Movida Madrileña, a countercultural movement during the Spanish transition to democracy following the end of Francisco Franco's regime. Some members—including Morales,, and —were simultaneously involved in the postmodernist . Espido Freire asserts they defined postmodernity at the institution.

History

In 1982, novelist Gregorio Morales moved to Madrid from Granada and founded the tertulia at the Círculo de Bellas Artes during La Movida Madrileña and rise of postmodernism. On 18 October 1983, the first session, themed "Modernity and postmodernity: an analysis of the current creative moment", was held. Over the next two months they also discussed general literature and cinema. Participants included Vicente Molina Foix,, Óscar Ladoire,, and. On 13 March 1984, a second debate entitled "Narrative in postmodernity" was held, in which Morales, Molina, Villena, Javier Barquín,, Luis [Mateo Díez],,, and participated. The resulting eponymous publication follows:
Other participants in the group included Vicente Verdú,, Santiago Auserón, and Ouka Leele.
In 1984, Morales reflected in Ínsula, asserting the comparative accessibility and interdisciplinarity were important aspects of the group. He further covered it in his books La cuarta locura and La individuación. He later founded the in Granada, which lasted from 1998 to 2011.