Note Inc. The 2025 Creative Writing Awards saw a record high of approximately 70,000 applications.

Note Inc. Creative Writing Award 2025 receives record-breaking total of approximately 70,000 submissions
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note Inc. Press Release: October 24, 2025 The Creative Award 2025 receives a record-breaking total of
approximately 70,000 submissions We are pleased to announce the carefully selected winning works!
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note announced the winners of its 2025 Creative Writing Award on Friday, October 24th. The Creative Writing Award is one of Japan’s largest creative writing contests, and together with supporting media outlets, it aims to produce future star writers. This year, the fourth time the award has been held, 38 media outlets participated, and submissions were accepted in a variety of genres, including novels, manga, essays, and recipes. During the three-month period from April 22 to July 22, 2025, 69,808 submissions were received, approximately 1.3 times the number from the previous year. As a result of the judges’ selection, 19 works were awarded as editorial awards by the sponsoring media, and 54 works were selected as winners. The winning works will receive prizes according to their awards, and will work with the sponsoring companies to develop their works into books, films, etc. Results announcement article:
https://note.com/info/n/n983a90039c5c Full text of press release: https://note.jp/n/n66dfb5a6123e
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/17890/331/17890-331-b80e9fa474ff3838cbe4cab53b6691f2-1148×300.png Works resulting from the Creative Award The works produced through the Creative Writing Award span a wide range of genres, from novels to essays and comics. To date, 25 works have been published in books, films, and serializations.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/17890/331/17890-331-58b56756cbc94aa4c076695db0b9e5f0-1932×1012.png note note is a media platform where creators can post text, images, audio, and video, and users can enjoy and support that content. We value a safe atmosphere and diversity so that everyone can continue to enjoy creating. With both individuals and corporations joining together, the site offers a wide range of opportunities to discover what you love and meet interesting people. The service began in April 2014, and approximately 64.07 million works have been created. The number of members has reached 10.52 million (as of the end of August 2025). ●URL: https://note.com/ ●iOS app:
https://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/note-noto/id906581110 ●Android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mu.note note Co., Ltd. Our mission is to “enable anyone to start and continue creating,” and we are building systems for expression and creation. The media platform note supports all creative endeavors. Creators can publish their own content, receive support from fans and peers through membership, shops and brand owners can showcase their products in the store, and corporations and organizations can use note pro to disseminate information. Address: 6-6-2 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0083 Establishment date: December 8, 2011 Representative Director and CEO: Sadaaki Kato Corporate site: https://note.jp