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.
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Mel and Teghan with Charles, wearing a Lucy, Uncensored t-shirt
Workshops
Interested in learning to write for young people? Join an upcoming writing workshop!
Upcoming Classes:
- Writing YA and Middle Grade Novels, Wednesdays 6-8 PM, September 24-October 15, 2025 - Arts + Literature Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin.
Book Events
Past Events:
- Monday, September 15, 2025 - 7 PM - Mel and Teghan spoke at Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas
- Saturday, June 28, 2025 - 12:45-1:30 - LGBTQIA+ Lives Panel at Stoughton Community Pride Fest, East Side Park, Stoughton, Wisconsin
- Wednesday, June 11, 2025 - 3-4 PM Eastern (2-3 PM Central) - Virtual Author Teen Q&A at the Thomas Crane Public Library, Quincy, MA and Virtual
- Saturday, May 10, 2025 - 1-3 PM - Teghan signing books at Half Price Books, Fort Wayne, IN
- 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