Rachel Kondo

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.

Early life and career Kondo is of Japanese descent. 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. 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.

Alongside her husband Justin Marks, she is a writer and executive producer for the 2024 re-adaptation of Shōgun.

Awards and nominations +YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.2024Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Drama SeriesShōgun Outstanding Writing for a Drama SeriesShōgun Episode: "Crimson Sky" w/ Caillin Puente Shōgun Episode: "Anjin" w/ Justin Marks 2025 Peabody Awards Entertainment Shōgun 2025 British Academy Television Awards Best International Programme Shōgun 2025Writers Guild of America AwardsTelevision: Dramatic Seriesthe writing staff of Shōgun Television: New SeriesTelevision: Episodic DramaEpisode: "Anjin" w/ Justin Marks