The Noma Literary Prize (Noma Bungei Shō) was established in 1941 by the Noma Service Association (Noma Hōkō Kai) in accordance with the last wishes of Seiji Noma (1878–1938), founder and first president of the Kodansha publishing company. It is awarded by the Noma Cultural Foundation, the largest single shareholder in Kodansha. The Noma Literary Prize has been awarded annually to an outstanding new work published in Japan between October and the following September. The Noma Prize includes a commemorative plaque and a cash award of 3 million yen.Japanese literature website: Literary awards It is one in a series of Noma Prizes.Fukue, Nastuko, "Literary awards run spectrum", Japan Times, 14 February 2012, p. 3.
Sponsorship Prize (1941–1946)
Year Author Work 1941 Sasamoto Tora Aizu Shikon () 1942 Yamaoka SōhachiMuneta HiroshiYamate KiichirōHamada Hirosuke Kaitei Senki (), Senkan dōjōki ()Taijishō ()Kazan to Chōei ()— 1943 Ōbayashi Kiyoshi Shōnai Shizoku () 1944 Dan Kazuo Tenmei () 1946 Hōjō Makoto Kangiku () and Ichinen ()
Noma Literary Prize (1941–present) An archive of past prize winners is maintained by Kodansha.
{| class="wikitable sortable zebra" |- ! Year ! Author ! Work |- | 1941 | Mayama Seika
| 1942 | no award
| 1943 | Kōda Rohan
| 1944 | no award
| 1946 | Mimei Ogawa
| 1953 | Fumio Niwa | Hebi to hato () |- | 1954 | Yasunari Kawabata | Yama no oto () |- | 1955 | no award
| 1956 | Shigeru Tonomura | Ikada () |- |rowspan="2"| 1957 | Fumiko Enchi | Onnazaka () |- | Chiyo Uno | Ohan () |- | 1958 | Hideo Kobayashi | Kindai kaiga () |- | 1959 | Saisei Murō | Kagerou no nikki ibun () |- |rowspan="2"| 1960 | Shōtarō Yasuoka | Umibe no kōkei () |- | Tomie Ōhara | En to iu onna ()Schierbeck, Sachiko Shibata et al. (1994). Japanese Women Novelists in the 20th Century: 104 Biographies, 1900-1993, p. 101. |- | 1961 | Yasushi Inoue | Yodo dono no nikki () |- | 1962 | Kazuo Ozaki | Maboroshi no ki () |- | 1963 | Kazuo Hirotsu | Nengetsu no ashioto () |- |rowspan="2"| 1964 | Gishū Nakayama | Shoan () |- | Jun Takami | Shi no fuchi yori () |- | 1965 | Tatsuo Nagai | Ikko sono hoka () |- | 1966 | Ibuse Masuji | Kuroi Ame () Black Rain |- |rowspan="2"| 1967 | Mitsuo Nakamura | Nise no gūzō () |- | Seiichi Funabashi | Sukina onna no munakazari () |- | 1968 | Tetsutarō Kawakami | Yoshida Shōin () |- | 1969 | Shigeharu Nakano | Kōotsuheitei () |- |rowspan="2"| 1970 | Ken'ichi Yoshida | Yōroppa no seikimatsu () |- | Jun Etō | Sōseki to sono jidai () |- | 1971 | Junzō Shōno | Eawase () Shōno bio. |- | 1972 | Ineko Sata | Juei ()Schierbeck, p. 57. |- | 1973 | Kenzaburō Ōe | Kōzui wa waga tamashii ni oyobi () |- | 1974 | Shōhei Ōoka | Nakahara Chūya () |- |rowspan="2"| 1975 | Ken Hirano | Samazama na seishun () |- | Kazuo Ozaki | Ano hi kono hi () |- |rowspan="2"| 1976 | Taijun Takeda | Memai no suru sanpo () |- | Tetsuo Miura | Kenjū to jūgo no tampen () |- | 1977 | Kenzō Nakajima | Kaisō no bungaku () |- | 1978 | Junnosuke Yoshiyuki | Yūgure made () |- | 1979 | Shizuo Fujieda | Kanashii dake () |- | 1980 | Shūsaku Endō | The Samurai () |- | 1981 | Kenkichi Yamamoto | Inochi to katachi () |- | 1982 | Nobuo Kojima | Wakareru riyū () |- | 1983 | Fumio Niwa | Ren'nyo () |- | 1984 | no award
|rowspan="2"| 1985 | Shimao Toshio | Gyoraitei gakusei () |- | Maruya Saiichi | Chūshingura towa nanika () |- |rowspan="2"| 1986 | Ueda Miyoji | Shimaki Akahiko () |- | Minako Oba | Naku tori no ()Schierbeck, p. 219. |- | 1987 | Atsushi Mori | Ware yuku mono no gotoku () |- | 1988 | Yasuoka Shōtarō | Boku no shōwashi () |- | 1989 | Inoue Yasushi | Kōshi () |- | 1990 | Kiichi Sasaki | Watashi no Chēhofu () |- | 1991 | Taeko Kōno | Miira tori ryookitan ()Schierbeck, p. 175. |- | 1992 | Hiroshi Sakagami | Denen fukei () |- | 1993 | Keizō Hino | Taifu no me () |- |rowspan="2"| 1994 | Hiroyuki Agawa | Shiga Naoya () |- | Lee Hoesung | Hyakunen no tabibito tachi () |- | 1995 | no award
| 1996 | Shun Akiyama | Nobunaga () |- |rowspan="2"| 1997 | Hideo Takubo | Kodamashu () |- | Tomioka Taeko | Hiberuni ato kiko () |- | 1998 | Yūko Tsushima | Hinoyama, yamazaruki () |- | 1999 | Takayuki Kiyooka | Maronie no hana ga itta () |- | 2000 | Kyōko Hayashi | Nagai jikan o kaketa ningen no keiken () |- | 2001 | Jakucho Setouchi | Basho () |- | 2002 | Yuichi Takai | Toki no ushio () |- | 2003 | Hiroko Takenishi | Zōtō no Uta () |- | 2004 | Takashi Tsujii | Chichi no Shōzō () |- | 2005 | Ryū Murakami | Hanto wo deyo () |- | 2006 | Senji Kuroi | Ichijitsu yume no satsu () |- | 2007 | Kazumi Saeki | Norge ( Norge) |- | 2008 | Kō Machida | Yadoya Meguri () |- | 2009 | Hikaru Okuizumi | Jingi gunkan Kashihara satsujinjiken () |- | 2010 | Kiyoko Murata | Furusato no waga ie'''' () |- | 2011 | Yōko Tawada | Yuki no renshūsei () |- | 2012 | Amy Yamada
| 2013 | Hosaka Kazushi
| 2014 | Yoriko Shono
| 2015 | Mayumi Nagano
| 2016 | Toshiyuki Horie
| 2017 | Kaoru Takamura
|2018 |Osamu Hashimoto
|2019 |Hisaki Matsuura
|2020 |Yōko Ogawa
|2021 |Hideo Levy
|2022 |Rieko Matsuura
|2023 |Hiromi Kawakami
|2024 |Fuminori Nakamura
|2025 |Sayaka Murata
Noma Literary New Face Prize (1979–present) An archive of past prize winners is maintained by Kodansha. Year Author Work 1979 Tsushima Yūko Hikari no ryōbun () 1980 Tatematsu Wahei Enrai () 1981 Murakami Ryū Coinlocker Babys (, Koinrokkā beibīzu) Miyauchi Katsusuke Kin’iro no zō () 1982 Murakami Haruki Hitsuji o meguru bōken () tr. A Wild Sheep Chase 1983 Otsuji Katsuhiko Yukino () 1984 Aono Sō Onna kara no koe () Shimada Masahiko Muyū ōkoku no tame no ongaku () 1985 Nakazawa Kei Suiheisen ue nite () Masuda Mizuko Suiheisen ue nite () Jiyū jikan ()Schierbeck, p. 261.1986 Iwasaka Keiko Novalis no inyō () Hikari Agata Shizuka ni watasu kogane no yubiwa () 1987 Arai Man Vexation (, Vekusashion) 1988 Yoshimeki Hiruhiko Louisiana kuiuchi (, Ruijiana) 1989 Ii Naoyuki Sashite jūyōde nai ichinichi () 1990 Saeki Kazumi Short Circuit (, Shōto sākitto) 1991 Shōno Yoriko Nanimo shite nai () 1992 Lībi Hideo (Ian Hideo Levy) Seijōki no kikoenai heya () 1993 Okuizumi Hikaru Novalis no inyō () Hosaka Kazushi Kusa no ue no chōshoku () 1994 Takeno Masato Watashi no jijoden zempen ()1995 Satō Yōjirō Geshi matsuri () Mizumura Minae Shishōsetsu ()1996 Kakuta Mitsuyo Madoromu yoru no UFO () Yū Miri Full House (, Furuhausu) 1997 Machida Kō Kussun daikoku () 1998 Fujino Chiya Oshaberi kaidan ()1999 Abe Kazushige Mujō no sekai () Itō Hiromi La Niña (, Ranīnya) 2000 Akasaka Mari Muse (, myūzu) Okazaki Yoshihisa Rakutenya () 2001 Shimizu Hiroko Chijiminda ai () Dōgaki Sonoe Veracruz (, Berakurusu) 2002 Sagawa Mitusharu Chijiminda ai () Wakai Sū Umiuma no josō () 2003 Shimamoto Rio Little by little (, Ritoru bai ritoru) Hoshino Tomoyuki Fantasista (, Fantajisuta) 2004 Nakamura Kō Guruguru mawaru suberidai () Nakamura Fuminori Shakō () 2005 Aoki Jungo Pikarudi no sando ( Hirata Toshiko Futarinori () 2006 Nakahara Masaya Namo naki kojitachi no haka () 2007 Kashimada Maki Pikarudi no sando () Nishimura Kenta Ankyo no yado () 2008 Tsumura Kikuko Music bless you!! (, myūjikku buresu yū) 2009 Murata Sayaka Gin’iro no uta () 2010 Enjō Tō Uyūshitan () Shibasaki Tomoka Netemo sametemo () 2011 Yukiko Motoya 2012 Hiwa Satoko Yamashita Sumito 2013 Itō Seikō 2014 Matsunami Tarō L I F E 2015 Takiguchi Yūshō Furukawa Hideo 2016 Inui Akito 2017 Imamura Natsuko Takahashi Hiroki 2018 Kaoru Kaneko Yusuke Noriyo 2019 Li Kotomi2020 Lee Yongduk 2021 Seiko Idokawa 2022 Ryohei Machiya 2023 Akira Asahina Rie Kudan 2024 Kohei Toyonaga
Noma Children's Literature Prize (1963–present) Year Author Work 1963 Ishimori Nobuo Ban no miyage hanashi () 1964 Matsutani Miyoko and Shōno Eiji chisai momo-chan () and Hoshi no bokujō () 1965 Inui Tomiko Umineko no sora () 1966 Fukuda Kiyoto Aki no medama () 1967 Satō Satoru and Kagawa Shigeru Obāsan no hikōki () and Setoro no umi () 1968 Mado Michio Tempura piriri () 1969 Imanishi Sukeyuki Miyawaki Toshio Uraue no tabinintachi ?? () Yama no ongoku monogatari () 1970 Iwasaki Kyōko Koi no iru mura () 1971 Tsuchiya Yukio Tōkyōkko monogatari () 1972 Kitabatake Yao Oni o kau goro () 1973 Andō Mikio Yoda Junichi Denden mushi no keiba () and Yayuki yamayuki?? () 1974 Tsubota Jōji Nezumi no ibiki () 1975 Koide Shōgo Jinta no oto () 1976 Nonagase Masao Chisana boku no ie () 1977 Imae Yoshitomo Shōgenji Haruko Oniki () Yuki bokko monogatari () 1978 Kawamura Takashi Yama e iku ken () 1979 Kanzawa Toshiko and Hiroyama Eizō Inai inai baaya () 1980 Nagasaki Gen'nosuke and Akasaka Miyoshi Sakata Hiroo Wasureta shima e () and Dorachii chan no boken () 1981 Maekawa Yasuo and Ōda Daihachi Wakai sōna jidōusha no hanashi () 1982 Awa Naoko and Ajito Keiko Tooi nobara no mura () 1983 Saitō Atsuo and Masayuki Gamba to Kawauso no bōken () 1984 Miki Taku and Sugiura Hanmo Takezaki Yūhi and Kobayashi Yoshi Pota pota () and Nigedashita heitai () 1985 Kadono Eiko and Hayashi Akiko Majo no takkyūbin () Kiki's Delivery Service 1986 Sueyoshi Akiko and Satoshi Nakachie? Mama no kiiroi kozō () 1987 Horiuchi Sumiko Miwa Hiroko and Furiyaka Yoko Rubī iro no tabi () Bokura no natsu wa yamagoya de () 1988 Tanikawa Shuntarō Hadaka Tanikawa Shuntarō shishū () 1989 Miwa Hiroko and Kuroi Ken? Aman Kimiko and Nishimaki Kayako Papa-san no niwa () Okko-chan to tantan usagi () 1990 Ōishi Makoto and Ishizaki SumikoMuranaka Rie Nemurenaiko () and Onei-chan () 1991 Imamura Ashiko and Itō Masamichi Mori Tadaaki and Fujikawa Hideyuki Kagari-chan () and Horn-misaki made (, Hōn-misaki made) 1992 Matsutani Miyoko and Ise Hideko Yamashita Haruo and Uno Akira Akane-chan no namida no umi () and Kamome no ie () 1993 Yamanaka Hisashi and Hotta Akio Tonderojii chan () 1994 Gotō Ryūji and Tanaka Makiko Yashin aratamezu - Hitakami kokuden () 1995 Okada Jun Kosoado no mori no monogatari () 1996 Moriyama Miyako and Odagiri Akira Maneya no oiraryo nekodōchū () 1997 Asano Atsuko and Satō Makiko Batterī () 1998 Mori Eto Tsuki no fune () 1999 Tatsumiya Shō and Azuma Itsuko Tsukikami no suberu mori () 2000 Masumasa Moto and Maekawa Kazuo Zukkoke no bakku to za fyucha () 2001 Hanagata Mitsuru Girigiri toraianguru () 2002 Soya Kiyoshi Garasu no uma () 2003 Itō Hiroshi Osaru no mori () 2004 Uehashi Nahoko Kitsune fue no kanata () 2005 Yoshibashi Michio Namakura () 2006 Yatsuka Sumiko Watashi no sukina hito() 2007 Yazuki Michiko Shizukana Hibi () 2008 Kudō Naoko Noharauta V () 2009 Nakagawa Chihirō Karin-chan to jūgonin no ohina-sama () 2010 Ichikawa Nobuko Kinō no yoru, otōsan ga osoku kaeta, sono wake wa ... ()
Noma Children's Literature New Face Prize This prize was last awarded in 1998. 09 1971 — Rie Yoshiyuki for Mahōtsukai no kushan neko (Sneezing Cat, a Magician).Schierbeck, p. 247. 33 1995 — Eto Mori for Uchu no Minashigo34 1996 — Nahoko Uehashi for Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit''
See also
Noma Prize Noma Literacy Prize Noma Award for Publishing in Africa Noma Concours for Picture Book Illustrations
Notes
References Schierbeck, Sachiko Shibata, Marlene R. Edelstein (1994). Japanese Women Novelists in the 20th Century: 104 Biographies, 1900-1993, Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press. ; OCLC 32348453
External links J'Lit | Awards : Noma Prize for Literature | Books from Japan (Noma Literary Prize) J'Lit | Awards : Noma Prize for New Writers | Books from Japan (Noma Literary New Face Prize)