Rachel Kondo
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Rachel Kondo is an American writer and television supervising producer. Her short story "Girl of Few Seasons" was a finalist for the O. Henry Award. Alongside her husband Justin Marks, she is also an executive producer for the 2024 adaptation of Shōgun.[1]
Kondo is of Japanese descent.[2] She grew up in Pukalani, Hawaii. Kondo pursued her Master of Fine Arts at the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas at Austin.[3] During her time there, she was a finalist for the 2014 Keene Prize for Literature and received part of the $50,000 runner-up prize.[4]
Alongside her husband Justin Marks, she is a writer and executive producer for the 2024 re-adaptation of Shōgun.[2] That same year, Kondo was recognized by Gold House as one of the year's Most Impactful Asians, alongside the show's stars Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai.[5]
