In 2014, after having her work nominated three more times for the Akutagawa Prize, Shibasaki finally won the 151st Akutagawa Prize for her novel Haru no niwa (Spring Garden).
In 2014, after being nominated for the Akutagawa Prize three more times, Shibasaki finally won the 151st Akutagawa Prize for her novel Haru no niwa (Spring Garden).