Yoshinori Shimizu (清水義範, Shimizu Yoshinori, born October 28, 1947) is a Japanese novelist.
He was born in Nagoya, Japan, and has published stories since 1977, especially young adult science fiction.
Crime NovelLabyrinth (original title: Meikyū), trans. Deborah Iwabuchi (Shueisha English Edition, 2013)Short storiesJapanese Entrance Exams for Earnest Young Men (original title: Kokugo nyūshi mondai hisshōhō), trans. Jeffrey Hunter (Monkey Brain Sushi: New Tastes in Japanese Fiction, Kodansha International, 1991)Jack and Betty Forever (original title: Eien no Jyakku & Betti), trans. Frederik L. Schodt (The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature: Volume 2, From 1945 to the Present, Columbia University Press, 2007)Awards and nominations
1988 - Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers: Japanese Entrance Exams for Earnest Young Men and other stories (short story collection)1989 - Nominee for Naoki Prize: Kinko no yume (金鯱の夢) (novel)1990 - Nominee for Naoki Prize: Kyokō shiritsu fujōri chūgakkō (虚構市立不条理中学校) (novel)1992 - Nominee for Naoki Prize: Kashiwagi Seiji no seikatsu (柏木誠治の生活) (novel) 
