Greg Frankson is a former national poetry slam champion and on-air poetic commentator on CBC Radio One. He is currently the artistic director of BlackLit Durham / Canadian Black Literary Festival. Greg’s first book of creative nonfiction, Alphabet Soup: A Memoir in Letters, was published by Dundurn Press in January 2025.

Review: CaitTacklesTBRPile: Alphabet Soup by A. Gregory Frankson

Check out Cait Gordon’s review of Greg’s memoir Alphabet Soup: A Memoir in Letters.

Greg Frankson is the festival director for the inaugural Canadian Black Literary Festival, which will occur on Saturday, August 29, 2026. The festival will reveal its lineup on Friday, June 19.

Register & attend the reveal event: https://meet.zoho.com/nyii-hrk-rmr

More info on the festival: www.blacklitdurham.com/festival

Follow the festival on Instagram: @cdnblacklitfest