Nao-Cola Yamazaki

Nao-Cola Yamazaki
山崎　ナオコーラ
Nao-Cola Yamazaki; 山崎　ナオコーラ
	Yamazaki in 2016
Native name	山崎ナオコーラ
Born	山崎直子; September 15, 1978 (age 46); Kitakyushu, Japan
Occupation	Writer
Language	Japanese
Alma mater	Kokugakuin University
Period	2004–present
Genre	Novel; essay;
Subject	Diversity, Categories
Notable works	Hito no sekkusu o warau na; Utsukushii kyori;
Notable awards	Bungei Prize; Shimase Award for Love Stories;
Children	2

Nao-Cola Yamazaki (山崎ナオコーラ, Yamazaki Nao-Cola, born 1978) is the professional name of Naoko Yamazaki (山崎直子, Yamazaki Naoko), a Japanese writer. They pride themselves on writing "things no one else can say in words anyone can understand". They have won the Bungei Prize and the Shimase Award for Love Stories. They have been nominated multiple times for the Akutagawa Prize, and their work has been adapted for film. Nao-Cola has chosen not to make their gender public, and has stated that their pronoun is singular "they".^[1] They have two children.

^ @naocolayamazaki (August 18, 2020). 私は性別非公表なので、性別が類推される主語は避けたい。 [I choose not to officially state my gender, so I'd prefer not to be described using gendered pronouns.] (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[1] @naocolayamazaki (August 18, 2020). 私は性別非公表なので、性別が類推される主語は避けたい。 [I choose not to officially state my gender, so I'd prefer not to be described using gendered pronouns.] (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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