2016 Eagle Eye Short Story Contest Winners

  Q & A with first place winner Rebekah Schleppy   EE: Why did you enter the short story contest? RS: Because after I wrote it, I was very happy with my work and I wanted to share it with others. EE: What inspired the story? RS: Well I have always been interested in the Vietnam War and thinking about what these soldiers went through is what inspired the story. ...

  Q & A with second place winner Abby Hagen   EE: Why did you enter the short story contest? AH: I entered this story because I thought it was the best writing I had done this year. EE: What inspired the story? AH: This story wasn't really inspired by anything I had just wanted to write about something no one else would. EE: How long did it take to write? AH: It took abou...

  Q & A with third place winner Paige Umholtz   EE: Why did you enter the short story contest? PU: I really loved the characters in the story and just overall thought it was a lot of fun. I'm really proud of it.  EE: What inspired the story? PU: Well, I got tired of reading sad stories, so I wanted to write something fun and upbeat. I started thinking about how ...