Announced details
Creative fields including novels, manga, essays, recipes, food and business
180,206 total entries, approximately 2.6 times the previous edition and the highest ever
Approximately 89.93 million works on note and 13.13 million members (as of the end of August 2026); 36 Creative Awards-related works have been published as books, adapted for video, featured or serialized
Jointly hosted by note and TALES, with the cooperation of 34 media outlets.
Media sponsors supporting the Creative Awards. Individual locations, representatives, business activities and other details are not disclosed except for some.
Creative Awards 2026 Grand Prize and note Prize, individual media awards, finalist awards, Readers’ Award and Reviewers’ Award
Creative Awards administration office and sponsoring media outlets
6-6-2 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (location of 株式会社note)
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
Results announcement article (https://note.com/info/n/naa61dd02e7e3)
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Creative Awards 2026, note, TALES |
| Counterparty | 34 media outlets (only some individual names are listed) |
| Counterparty overview | Media sponsors supporting the Creative Awards. Individual locations, representatives, business activities and other details are not disclosed except for some. |
| Relationship with the Company | Jointly hosted by note and TALES, with the cooperation of 34 media outlets. |
| Launch date | 6 November 2026 (winner announcement; completed) |
| Applicable area | Creative fields including novels, manga, essays, recipes, food and business |
| Award/certification name | Creative Awards 2026 Grand Prize and note Prize, individual media awards, finalist awards, Readers’ Award and Reviewers’ Award |
| Awarding / certifying body | Creative Awards administration office and sponsoring media outlets |
| Location | 6-6-2 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (location of 株式会社note) |
| Quantitative Effects | 180,206 total entries, approximately 2.6 times the previous edition and the highest ever |
| Usage history | Approximately 89.93 million works on note and 13.13 million members (as of the end of August 2026); 36 Creative Awards-related works have been published as books, adapted for video, featured or serialized |
| Source | Results announcement article (https://note.com/info/n/naa61dd02e7e3) |
Items this document does not state (6)
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To produce the next generation of star creators through the Creative Awards. The company said it had seen firsthand the creators’ enthusiasm for their work and the high level of anticipation for the contest.