Events
Mel (and Teghan!) love to chat about our books. We’d love to visit your school, bookstore, book festival, conference, or podcast—in person or virtually! Reach out on the Contact page to get in touch.
Book Events
LUCY, UNCENSORED came out on October 8, 2024. We had fun chatting about our book and signing copies!
Upcoming Events:
- Saturday, May 10, 2025 - 1-3 PM - Teghan signing books at Half Price Books, Madison, Wisconsin
- Saturday, June 28, 2025 - Time TBD - Panel at Stoughton Pride, Stoughton, Wisconsin
- September TBD 2025 - Mel and Teghan speaking at Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
Past Events:
- Friday, November 1, 2024 - 6-8 PM - LUCY, UNCENSORED Launch Party at Lake City Books, Madison, Wisconsin
- October 8, 2024 - Hyde Brothers Booksellers, Fort Wayne, Indiana
- June 23, 2024 - Authors Telling Stories, Lewis Station, Lake Mills, WI
Podcasts & Interviews
Mel and Teghan love to talk. Invite us onto your show!
Listen here:
- “Chat with Authors Mel and Teghan Hammond on Working and Revising with a Co-writer” - A Novel Ending Podcast
- “Mel and Teghan Hammond” - Something (Rather Than Nothing) Podcast
- “I Interviewed the American Girl Author Canceled by the Far Right” - Savy Writes Books
- “Chapter 44: My Lord and Lady with Mel and Teghan Hammond” - Jo’s Boys: A Little Women Podcast
School Visits
Mel and Teghan can visit your school in person or virtually to discuss LUCY, UNCENSORED and their unique process of cowriting a YA novel as sisters. Mel can also visit your school to discuss climate change, pets, how books are made, and how to write a story.
Past School Visits:
- PETS school visit, Kindergarten - Cross Plains, Wisconsin
- LOVE THE EARTH school visit, fourth grade - Madison, Wisconsin
Workshops
Interested in learning to write for young people? Join an upcoming writing workshop!
Upcoming Classes:
- Writing YA and Middle Grade Novels, Fall TBD 2025 - Arts + Literature Labratory, Madison, Wisconsin