Rion Amilcar Scott
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Born
Washington, D.C.
NationalityAmerican
Genreshort story
Notable awardsPEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize
Rion Amilcar Scott | |
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.jpg) 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]
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, College Park.
