Rion Amilcar Scott Explained

Rion Amilcar Scott
Birth Place:	Washington, D.C.
Nationality:	American
Genre:	short story
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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., ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}
• The World Doesn't Require You, Liveright, 2019.

Notes and References

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