Hey Tacoma, Happy 2026! I'm thrilled to share that the inaugural Tacoma Literature Festival is scheduled on May 2nd at Tacoma Armory. The poster is attached. The FB event page is *here <https://www.facebook.com/share/1Mf9ZoFqpC/>*. Vendors are signing up *here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScz8VnAUbqctugTiSCma8-ipCwSSmCME7gSxDYe_PEjlErWMA/viewform>* . Sponsors are signing up *here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekDEz1TbNeJChoigkQam6lhC85NmAZFcPGjyrWfa1oPwrh2A/viewform>* . All updates are on the Grit City Studio *Instagram page <http://instagram.com/gritcitystudio>*. *Save the date. We can't wait to celebrate our mutual love for stories and storytellers.* Thanks! *Cinematically yours,* Syed K. Jamal CEO & Founder, Grit City Studio <http://linkedin.com/company/gritcitystudio> | Branta <http://www.gobranta.com/> Chair, Tacoma-Kochi Committee at Tacoma Sister Cities <https://www.risefortheworld.org/>Board Member, The World Affairs Council - Tacoma <http://www.wactacoma.com/> Member, International ACAC <http://www.internationalacac.org/> | Pledge1% <https://pledge1percent.org/> | AWS EdStart <https://aws.amazon.com/education/edstart/> *Partner with us <https://form.jotform.com/252497864986178>* to build Tacoma's creative economy All Things Creative: Join our newsletter <https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/newsletter-form/grit-city-studio-newsletter-all-things-creative-and-cinematciallyyours>