Meet the Winners of the 2023 Pilot Your Own Adventure Writing Contest

Based on the enthusiasm from last year, we weren’t surprised to get a lot of entries for EAA’s Pilot Your Own Adventure Contest, supported by Flight Outfitters. Our panel of judges carefully read all the stories and, while it was an extremely close race, ultimately chose five winners. You’ll be able to read their stories in July, as we will publish them, both online and in the daily AirVenture Today newspaper, during this year’s AirVenture.

This year’s winners are:

Grand Prize:
Shelbe Jarrett, EAA 1480861; New Alexandria, Pennsylvania
Story: What If?

Second Prize:
Donna Miller, EAA Lifetime 881630; Golden, Colorado
Story: An Adventurous Beginning

Third Prize:
Courtney Kiser, EAA Lifetime 1101818; Woodbury, Tennessee
Story: The First Spark

Fourth Prize:
Olivia Allen; Colfax, Indiana
Story: Fight or Flight

Fifth Prize:
Christopher Gayman; Jersey Short, Pennsylvania
Story: A Life-Changing Choice

Congratulations once again to the winners, and our thanks to everyone who participated.