Asako Serizawa is a Japanese writer who is the recipient of PEN/Open Book Award in 2021,[1] The Story Prize Spotlight Award,[2] Massachusetts Book Award, Pushcart Prize,[3] Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award[4] and two times recipient of O. Henry Award.[5] She is the fellow of Civitella Ranieri Foundation[6] and National Endowment for the Arts.[7]