Rion Amilcar Scott

Rion Amilcar Scott
Scott at AWP 2025
Born	Washington, D.C.
Nationality	American
Genre	short story
Notable awards	PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize

Rion Amilcar Scott is an American short story writer. He won the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for his 2016 book Insurrections. ^[1]

Life

Scott was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland. ^[2] His parents are from Trinidad and came to the United States to study at Howard University. ^[3] He graduated from George Mason University ^[4] and teaches at The University of Maryland.

Works

• Insurrections: Stories, Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky, 2016. ISBN   9780813174402, OCLC   974471709 ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}
• The World Doesn't Require You, Liveright, 2019. ISBN   9781631495380

References

1. "The PEN Ten with Rion Amilcar Scott - PEN America". PEN America. 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
2. Evans, Danielle (2019-09-12), "The Hard, Familiar Truths of Rion Amilcar Scott’s Invented World", Literary Hub. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
3. "The Rumpus Book Club Chat With Rion Amilcar Scott - The Rumpus.net". therumpus.net. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
4. ""The entire human experience": An interview with Rion Amilcar Scott | SmokeLong Quarterly". SmokeLong Quarterly. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
5. "Rion Amilcar Scott Discusses His Award-Winning Debut Short Story Collection | Washingtonian". Washingtonian. 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
6. INSURRECTIONS by Rion Amilcar Scott | Kirkus Reviews.
7. Klein, Noah (2017-11-13). "Author Interview: Rion Amilcar Scott". The Missing Slate. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
8. "Small Town Strife In a Fictional Maryland Suburb Comes Alive in Rion Amilcar Scott's Insurrections". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2018-02-26.

External links

• Quotations related to Rion Amilcar Scott at Wikiquote