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    2025-2026 National Literary Competition — MS/HS Submissions

    Monday, December 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM until Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 11:59 PMEastern Standard Time UTC -05:00

    Participant Information
    Date of Birth
    Date of Birth
    Adult Unisex Sweatshirt Size
    Adult Unisex Sweatshirt Size
    Contact Information
    Mailing Address
    Note: In the event that this participant wins, this will be the address that we use to ship their prize to.
    Mailing Address
    Note: In the event that this participant wins, this will be the address that we use to ship their prize to.
    Contact person at your school
    If you are honored as one of the winners, we need to be able to communicate with someone at your school.
    Academic Information
    Submission(s)
    Media Release and Participation Agreement
    Media Release
    I consent and give permission to Gallaudet University and those acting under its authority to share, distribute, and exhibit my work to various social media outlets and publications. I understand that the intent of the National Literary Competition is to showcase and encourage work from deaf and hard of hearing students from across the nation. By submitting my work, I understand that I am giving full consent to use my name, picture and/or voice, as well as sign, text and captioning translations of my recorded presentation or performance and/or written word. I agree and understand that Gallaudet University shall have the unlimited right to make my work available to others in any form and by any means whatsoever (including, without limitation, videotape, magnetic tape, DVD, CD-ROM, FTP access, cable and/or network television, satellite, social media, or over the Internet).
     
    Media Release
    I consent and give permission to Gallaudet University and those acting under its authority to share, distribute, and exhibit my work to various social media outlets and publications. I understand that the intent of the National Literary Competition is to showcase and encourage work from deaf and hard of hearing students from across the nation. By submitting my work, I understand that I am giving full consent to use my name, picture and/or voice, as well as sign, text and captioning translations of my recorded presentation or performance and/or written word. I agree and understand that Gallaudet University shall have the unlimited right to make my work available to others in any form and by any means whatsoever (including, without limitation, videotape, magnetic tape, DVD, CD-ROM, FTP access, cable and/or network television, satellite, social media, or over the Internet).
     
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    Alison O'Hara
    Youth Programs Coordinator
    alison.ohara@gallaudet.edu