Name: TSDD: Opening Keynote: Delali Adjoa and The Free Verse Society
Start: 2026-10-01T08:00:00-0400
End: 2026-10-01T09:00:00-0400

TSDD: Opening Keynote: Delali Adjoa and The Free Verse Society

LIMITED

Thursday October 1, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am EDT

Embassy Suites Buffalo | Avant

Limited Capacity seats available

This is a ticketed event. Only registered Teen Services Development Day attendees will be able to attend.

Debut author Delali Adjoa joins Valerie Tagoe to discuss The Free Verse Society, writing for teens, the experience of launching a debut novel, and the power of language in finding yourself and connecting with others.

Registrants will be added to this event in SCHED based on ALA registration data and will be sent details accordingly. If you are not registered for this event but would like to be, please email Sarah Polen at spolen [at] ala.org.

Speakers

Delali Adjoa

Author

Delali Adjoa was born in Togo to Ghanaian parents but grew up in Canada, where she traded sunny cottons for wool tuques and snowsuits. She has been chasing warmer weather ever since. Delali writes fiction centered on identity, freedom, and family, and loves the American South for the stories it... Read More →

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Peachtree Teen

Thursday October 1, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Embassy Suites Buffalo | Avant 200 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY, 14202

Ticketed - Teen Services Development Day

National Institute 2026

Delali Adjoa

Peachtree Teen

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National Institute 2026

Delali Adjoa

Peachtree Teen

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