Rin Usami (宇佐見 りん, Hepburn: Usami Rin, born 16 May 1999) is a Japanese novelist.
Usami was born in Numazu, Shizuoka,[1] and raised in Kanagawa Prefecture.
[2] She was awarded the Bungei Prize for her first work Kaka (かか) in 2019.
[3] She was successively awarded the Mishima Yukio Prize for the same work, which made her the youngest holder of the prize.
[4] She was also awarded the 164th Akutagawa Prize for her second work Oshi, Moyu (推し、燃ゆ).