Rion Amilcar Scott
3 SeriesRion Amilcar Scott is an acclaimed short story author known for his collections, *Insurrections* and *The World Doesn’t Require You*. His debut, *Insurrections*, received the 2017 PEN/Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction and the 2017 Hillsdale Award from the Fellowship of Southern Writers.
Rion Amilcar Scott's "The World Doesn't Require You" revisits Cross River with a diverse collection of stories spanning humor, darkness, fantasy, science fiction, and horror. A standout narrative, "Special Topics in Loneliness Studies," features a former professor from Freedman's University who, despite being unemployed, persists in teaching. His mission is radical: to dismantle traditional academia and establish an army of "ghost professors." This story, like the entire collection, delivers powerful and unexpected twists. The book captures the unique spirit of Cross River through its varied and compelling tales.
