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Kondo is of Japanese descent.<ref name ="Andreeva">{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title='Shōgun' "Re-Adaptation" With Writer Justin Marks Headed To Production At FX |url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/shogun-limited-series-re-adaptation-writer-justin-marks-headed-to-production-fx-1202832301/ |website=deadline.com |publisher=Deadline |access-date=February 2, 2021 |date=January 23, 2020}}</ref> 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]].<ref name = "Keene">{{cite web |title=Success: Writers' Program Alum a Finalist for Prestigious Keene Prize |url=https://writers.uclaextension.edu/2014/07/31/success-writers-program-alum-a-finalist-for-prestigious-keene-prize/ |website=uclaextension.edu |publisher=UCLA |access-date=February 2, 2021 |date=July 31, 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=College of Liberal Arts Awards Keene Prize for Literature to Michener Center Graduate Student |url=https://news.utexas.edu/2014/05/01/college-of-liberal-arts-awards-keene-prize-for-literature-to-michener-center-graduate-student/ |website=news.utexas.edu |access-date=February 2, 2021 |date=May 1, 2014}}</ref> |
Kondo is of Japanese descent.<ref name ="Andreeva">{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title='Shōgun' "Re-Adaptation" With Writer Justin Marks Headed To Production At FX |url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/shogun-limited-series-re-adaptation-writer-justin-marks-headed-to-production-fx-1202832301/ |website=deadline.com |publisher=Deadline |access-date=February 2, 2021 |date=January 23, 2020}}</ref> 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]].<ref name = "Keene">{{cite web |title=Success: Writers' Program Alum a Finalist for Prestigious Keene Prize |url=https://writers.uclaextension.edu/2014/07/31/success-writers-program-alum-a-finalist-for-prestigious-keene-prize/ |website=uclaextension.edu |publisher=UCLA |access-date=February 2, 2021 |date=July 31, 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=College of Liberal Arts Awards Keene Prize for Literature to Michener Center Graduate Student |url=https://news.utexas.edu/2014/05/01/college-of-liberal-arts-awards-keene-prize-for-literature-to-michener-center-graduate-student/ |website=news.utexas.edu |access-date=February 2, 2021 |date=May 1, 2014}}</ref> |
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Alongside her husband [[Justin Marks (writer)|Justin Marks]], she is a writer and [[executive producer]] for the re-adaptation of ''[[Shōgun (2024 TV series)|Shōgun]]''.<ref name ="Andreeva"/> Kondo is recognized as one of the most impactful Asians together with Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai by [[Gold House]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Jack Dunn,Selena Kuznikov,Jazz Tangcay,Jaden |last2=Dunn |first2=Jack |last3=Kuznikov |first3=Selena |last4=Tangcay |first4=Jazz |last5=Thompson |first5=Jaden |date=2024-05-01 |title=Keanu Reeves, Jung Kook, Hayao Miyazaki Among Gold House’s A100 Honorees |url=https://variety.com/lists/gold-house-a100-honoree-list-2024/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 00:45, 22 May 2024
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 a supervising producer for the 2024 adaptation of Shōgun.[1]
Early life and career[edit]
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 re-adaptation of Shōgun.[2] Kondo is recognized as one of the most impactful Asians together with Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai by Gold House.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ D'Addario, Daniel (February 8, 2024). "'Shōgun': How a Decade of False Starts, Endless Translation Debates and One Star-Turned-Producer Made a Classic Story Relevant to a 21st Century Audience". Variety. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (January 23, 2020). "'Shōgun' "Re-Adaptation" With Writer Justin Marks Headed To Production At FX". deadline.com. Deadline. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "Success: Writers' Program Alum a Finalist for Prestigious Keene Prize". uclaextension.edu. UCLA. July 31, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "College of Liberal Arts Awards Keene Prize for Literature to Michener Center Graduate Student". news.utexas.edu. May 1, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ Thompson, Jack Dunn,Selena Kuznikov,Jazz Tangcay,Jaden; Dunn, Jack; Kuznikov, Selena; Tangcay, Jazz; Thompson, Jaden (2024-05-01). "Keanu Reeves, Jung Kook, Hayao Miyazaki Among Gold House's A100 Honorees". Variety. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
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- Living people
- Writers from Hawaii
- Hawaii people of Japanese descent
- American women short story writers
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- University of California, Los Angeles alumni
- University of Texas at Austin alumni
- American writers of Japanese descent
- American short story writers of Asian descent
- 21st-century American women
- O. Henry Award winners