Noma Literary Prize
The Noma Literary Prize was established in 1941 by the Noma Service Association in accordance with the last wishes of Noma Seiji, 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. It is one in a series of Noma Prizes.
Sponsorship Prize (1941–1946)
| Year | Author | Work |
| 1941 | Sasamoto Tora | Aizu Shikon |
| 1942 | Yamaoka Sōhachi Muneta Hiroshi Yamate Kiichirō Hamada 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.| Year | Author | Work |
| 1941 | Mayama Seika | |
| 1942 | no award | |
| 1943 | Kōda Rohan | |
| 1944 | no award | |
| 1946 | Mimei Ogawa | |
| 1953 | Niwa Fumio | Hebi to hato |
| 1954 | Kawabata Yasunari | Yama no oto |
| 1955 | no award | |
| 1956 | Tonomura Shigeru | Ikada |
| 1957 | Enchi Fumiko and Uno Chiyo | Onnazaka and Ohan |
| 1958 | Kobayashi Hideo | Kindai kaiga |
| 1959 | Murō Saisei | Kagerou no nikki ibun |
| 1960 | Yasuoka Shōtarō and Ohara Tomie | Umibe no kōkei and En to iu onna |
| 1961 | Inoue Yasushi | Yodo dono no nikki |
| 1962 | Ozaki Kazuo | Maboroshi no ki |
| 1963 | Hirotsu Kazuo | Nengetsu no ashioto |
| 1964 | Nakayama Gishu and Takami Jun | Shoan and Shi no fuchi yori |
| 1965 | Nagai Tatsuo | Ikko sono hoka |
| 1966 | Ibuse Masuji | Kuroi Ame Black Rain |
| 1967 | Nakamura Mitsuo and Funahashi Seiichi | Nise no gūzō and Sukina onna no munakazari |
| 1968 | Kawakami Tetsutaro | Yoshida Shōin |
| 1969 | Nakano Shigeharu | Kōotsuheitei |
| 1970 | Yoshida Ken’ichi and Eto Jun | Yōroppa no seikimatsu and Sōseki to sono jidai |
| 1971 | Shōno Junzō | Eawase |
| 1972 | Sata Ineko | Juei |
| 1973 | Oe Kenzaburo | Kōzui wa waga tamashii ni oyobi |
| 1974 | Ooka Shōhei | Nakahara Chūya |
| 1975 | Hirano Ken and Ozaki Kazuo | Samazama na seishun and Ano hi kono hi |
| 1976 | Takeda Taijun and Miura Tetsuo | Memai no suru sanpo and Kenjū to jūgo no tampen |
| 1977 | Nakajima Kenzo | Kaisō no bungaku |
| 1978 | Yoshiyuki Jyunnosuke | Yūgure made |
| 1979 | Fujieda Shizuo | Kanashii dake |
| 1980 | Endō Shūsaku | Samurai |
| 1981 | Yamamoto Kenkichi | Inochi to katachi |
| 1982 | Kojima Nobuo | Wakareru riyū |
| 1983 | Niwa Fumio | Ren'nyo |
| 1984 | no award | |
| 1985 | Shimao Toshio and Maruya Saiichi | Gyoraitei gakusei and Chūshingura towa nanika |
| 1986 | Ueda Miyoji and Oba Minako | Shimaki Akahiko and Naku tori no |
| 1987 | Mori Atsushi | Ware yuku mono no gotoku |
| 1988 | Yasuoka Shōtarō | Boku no shōwashi |
| 1989 | Inoue Yasushi | Kōshi |
| 1990 | Sakaki Kiichi | Watashi no Chēhofu |
| 1991 | Kono Taeko | Miira tori ryookitan |
| 1992 | Sakagami Hiroshi | Denen fukei |
| 1993 | Keizō Hino | Taifu no me |
| 1994 | Agawa Hiroyuki and Ri Kaisei | Shiga Naoya and Hyakunen no tabibito tachi |
| 1995 | no award | |
| 1996 | Akiyama Shun | Nobunaga |
| 1997 | Takubo Hideo and Taeko Tomioka | Kodamashu and Hiberuni ato kiko |
| 1998 | Tsushima Yūko | Hinoyama, yamazaruki |
| 1999 | Kiyooka Takuyuki | Maronie no hana ga itta |
| 2000 | Hayashi Kyōko | Nagai jikan o kaketa ningen no keiken |
| 2001 | Setouchi Jakucho | Basho |
| 2002 | Takai Yuichi | Toki no ushio |
| 2003 | Takenishi Hiroko | Zōtō no Uta |
| 2004 | Tsujii Takashi | Chichi no Shōzō |
| 2005 | Murakami Ryu | Hanto wo deyo |
| 2006 | Kuroi Senji | Ichijitsu yume no satsu |
| 2007 | Saeki Kazumi | Norge |
| 2008 | Machida Kō | Yadoya Meguri |
| 2009 | Okuizumi Hikaru | Jingi gunkan Kashihara satsujinjiken |
| 2010 | Murata Kiyoko | Furusato no waga ie' |
| 2011 | Tawada Yōko | Yuki no renshūsei |
| 2012 | Yamada Eimi | ' |
| 2013 | Hosaka Kazushi | ' |
| 2014 | Shono Yoriko | ' |
| 2015 | Nagano Mayumi | ' |
| 2016 | Horie Toshiyuki | ' |
| 2017 | Takamura Kaoru | '' |
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 Miyauchi Katsusuke | Coinlocker Babys Kin’iro no zō |
| 1982 | Murakami Haruki | Hitsuji o meguru bōken tr. A Wild Sheep Chase |
| 1983 | Otsuji Katsuhiko | Yukino |
| 1984 | Aono Sō Shimada Masahiko | Onna kara no koe Muyū ōkoku no tame no ongaku |
| 1985 | Nakazawa Kei Masuda Mizuko | Suiheisen ue nite Jiyū jikan |
| 1986 | Iwasaka Keiko Hikari Agata | Mimoza no hayashi o Shizuka ni watasu kogane no yubiwa |
| 1987 | Arai Man | Vexation |
| 1988 | Yoshimeki Hiruhiko | Louisiana kuiuchi |
| 1989 | Ii Naoyuki | Sashite jūyōde nai ichinichi |
| 1990 | Saeki Kazumi | Short Circuit |
| 1991 | Shōno Yoriko | Nanimo shite nai |
| 1992 | Lībi Hideo | Seijōki no kikoenai heya |
| 1993 | Okuizumi Hikaru Hosaka Kazushi | Novalis no inyō Kusa no ue no chōshoku |
| 1994 | Takeno Masato | Watashi no jijoden zempen |
| 1995 | Satō Yōjirō Mizumura Minae | Geshi matsuri Shishōsetsu |
| 1996 | Kakuta Mitsuyo Yū Miri | Madoromu yoru no UFO Full House |
| 1997 | Machida Kō | Kussun daikoku |
| 1998 | Fujino Chiya | Oshaberi kaidan |
| 1999 | Abe Kazushige Itō Hiromi | Mujō no sekai La Niña |
| 2000 | Akasaka Mari Okazaki Yoshihisa | Muse Rakutenya |
| 2001 | Shimizu Hiroko Dōgaki Sonoe | Shohōsen Veracruz |
| 2002 | Sagawa Mitusharu Wakai Sū | Chijiminda ai Umiuma no josō |
| 2003 | Shimamoto Rio Hoshino Tomoyuki | Little by little Fantasista |
| 2004 | Nakamura Kō Nakamura Fuminori | Guruguru mawaru suberidai Shakō |
| 2005 | Aoki Jungo Hirata Toshiko | Yonjūnichi to yonjūyoru no Märchen Futarinori |
| 2006 | Nakahara Masaya | Namo naki kojitachi no haka |
| 2007 | Kashimada Maki Nishimura Kenta | Pikarudi no sando Ankyo no yado |
| 2008 | Tsumura Kikuko | Music bless you!! |
| 2009 | Murata Saiyaka | Gin’iro no uta |
| 2010 | Enjō Tō Shibasaki Tomoka | Uyūshitan 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 | ' ' |
Noma Children's Literature Prize (1963–present)
Noma Children's Literature New Face Prize
This prize was last awarded in 1998.- 09 1971 — Rie Yoshiyuki for Mahōtsukai no kushan neko.
- 33 1995 — Eto Mori for Uchu no Minashigo
- 34 1996 — Nahoko Uehashi for