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. Adjoa writes fiction centered on identity, freedom, and family, and loves the American South for the stories it has buried. Her debut novel, The Free Verse Society, is a 2026 National Book Awards longlist title, an Indies Introduce selection, and an Indie Next Pick by the American Booksellers Association. She is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and Georgetown University and lives near Atlanta with her family.
