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Mel Hammond 📚

@hamsandwichmel.bsky.social
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Tree lover. Ice cream eater. Author of WHERE THE GIRLS ARE KEPT (Knopf Summer 2027) and co-author of LUCY, UNCENSORED (Knopf 2024) with Teghan Hammond. www.Melhammondbooks.com

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Mel Hammond 📚 @hamsandwichmel.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
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NAME: Mel HammondCREATIVE FIELD: AuthorWEBSITE: melhammondbooks.com AUTHOR LINKS:Instagram: @HamSandwichMel Bluesky: @HamSandwichMel.bsky.social AUTHOR BIO: Mel Hammond writes for young people and is ...
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Manuscript Wish List® @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉 Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying. Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...
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The Next Official #MSWL Day: February 26, 2026 – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
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Mel Hammond 📚 @hamsandwichmel.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Something spooky is coming your way next summer! This book has everything: an illegal birth control ban, an essential oil multi-level marketing cult, and a crush. I can't wait for you to read it. @traceyadams.bsky.social #bookdeals #bookannouncement #YAhorror
A haunted house background with a rights report that says: "Marisa DiNovis at Knopf has bought Where the Girls Are Kept by Mel Hammond, a YA reimagining of Rosemary's Baby. Artist Rowan welcomes the chance to escape her dumpster fire of a junior year when her mom inherits her aunt's Victorian fixer-upper in Arcana Falls, Ohio—but life in this sleepy town gets complicated as Rowan encounters an illegal birth control ban, a possible multi-level marketing cult, and an unexpected crush. Publication is slated for summer 2027; Tracey Adams at Adams Literary did the deal for North American rights."
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Mel Hammond 📚 @hamsandwichmel.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
The news is finally official!
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Mel Hammond 📚 @hamsandwichmel.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Congrats to fellow Wisconsin author Steph Cherrywell! So excited for you!!!!
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Mel Hammond 📚 @hamsandwichmel.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
I'm writing YA horror these days, so I jumped at the chance to review Quan Barry's latest novel--a literary horror. It's good, y'all!
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Daniel A. Hoyt @danhoyt.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Grad student Rylie Morgan with a lovely introduction of Mel Hammond and Teghan Hammond. #KState
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Daniel A. Hoyt @danhoyt.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Hey, #LiterarySky, you can watch Mel Hammond and Teghan Hammond (co-authors of LUCY, UNCENSORED) read tonight at Kansas State University. Here's the link to register for the Zoom: tinyurl.com/hammondkstate
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Reading by Mel Hammond and Teghan Hammond. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Reading by Mel Hammond and Teghan Hammond. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
🇺🇸 Absolutely insane crowd here in Madison, Wisconsin — the Capital of Democracy! #Handsoff
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Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
My #AgentsGuide for "Calamity" Jane: Middle school is hard enough, but for Jane her every emotion comes out as some kind of weather & everyone else knows it—until new kid Corwin comes along. 💕First crushes 🥺Cinnamon rolls 🥰Heartwarming story 🎤MC finds her voice #Cupit #MG #Con #RC #Spec #Querying
Picture: paint brush, paint set (paint colors shown: blue, black, white, red, green), blue and red paint on paper some of which is splattered across the paper

Text: Agent's Guide To: "Calamity" Jane By Melissa BergumPicture: Cloudy sky, clouds are darker like storm may be coming, and the sky is a darker blue

Text: Pitch: Lonely Jane has mood-affecting weather abilities. Corwin's an anxious new kid. Both could use a friend. When Jane's shady landlord threatens eviction because of her, she has to control her emotions, but how can she when she's majorly crushing on Corwin?!Pictures: Background is a partially sunny sky with some clouds; three book covers and one show poster starting from top left: Keep it Together, Keiko Carter; Komi Can't Communicate Vol. 1, Honey Lemon Soda, Free Period

Text: (Starting from top left) First Crush Vibes; Crazy Friendship Goals; Shy Girl Finds Her Voice; Zany MG VoicePicture: Background picture is an open rainbow umbrella

Text: Story Influences: The idea for Jane came from telling a story with my daughter. Corwin is based in part on my own experiences with anxiety and from my time as a social worker with kids. I infused my love of anime and manga into this story.
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Mel Hammond 📚 @hamsandwichmel.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Currently reading this one. It’s thrilling!
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Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
12yo Jane’s moods affect the weather. Her landlord threatens eviction because of it. Now she’s got a goal: control her emotions to save her home. But there’s cute new boy in town, and with him come some new feelings she’s never had before—her first crush. #BluePit📖 #Q #DIS #MG #Con #R
9x9 Picture Grid: Painted rock depicting red sailboat with white sail, shark fin poking out of water; tween girl with rainbow hair wearing a light green shirt with paints behind her; a partially sunny sky; a black cat walking down an alley; gray lockers with a note with the word “love” cut out of them; two hands holding by the pinky, each with bracelets on them; a stormy sky with lightning striking over a cityscape; a tween boy standing underneath a sign that reads “game over” holding trigger fingers wearing a dark blue shirt over a red and white striped shirt; a picture of the front of an arcade with sign lit up in neon blue

Picture credit: Pixabay, Pexels, Unsplash
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Melissa Morgenlander @mmorgenlander.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Calling all #MG, #YA and #graphicnovel writers! @eddiegamarra.bsky.social (a college friend and overall great guy) has an amazing opportunity for you! #kidlit #kidlitchat www.faber.co.uk/journal/fabe...
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Faber launches Action! Prize | Journal, News | Faber
Faber launches the Action! Prize in direct response to research from the National Literacy Trust that reveals children’s reading enjoyment is at its lowest level in almost two decades, and that the pr...
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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 26/08/2024
This is a pinnable post for the #KidLit #MGLit #YALit Book Boosts 📚👍🏼feed, which shares book recommendations from a user-curated list. No self-promo, just authentic recs. To be added, pls read 🧵👇🏼 Please: 📌Save/pin feed if you enjoy it 🔁Repost to help boost these books bsky.app/profile/debb...
A promotional graphic for "KidLit & YA Recommendations" on a bright blue background. The title is in large white text at the top, with an emoji of a thumbs-up and a stack of books inside a speech bubble below it. Two QR codes are displayed on the left and right sides of the image. The left side has text reading "Feed: Authentic book recommendations (NO self-promo) by the Bluesky Kidlit/YA community" and the right side has text reading "Info:". At the bottom, a URL is provided. Silhouettes of two people in conversation are depicted at the bottom center.
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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 03/12/2024
We need to keep talking about how weird it is for people to think they should have a say in reading choices for anyone's kids but their own. You're not in charge of what other people's children eat or wear or when they go to bed. Why on earth would you get to choose what they read?
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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
What’s wrong with this picture? According to PEN America's most recent report, “Nineteen Minutes” by @jodipicoult.bsky.social—a book about a school shooting—is now the most banned book in American schools. Meanwhile, active shooter drills have expanded to schools in 40 states.
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Grace Lin @authorgracelin.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Happy Small Business Saturday! Be like Ling and shop at your local indie bookstore! Do you like my shameless product placement? This is from “Ling and Ting Share a Birthday” which you can also get from your indie store! If they don’t have it in, they can order it for you!
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Phil Bildner @philbildner.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
The freedom to read is guaranteed by the Constitution. This is an excellent starter pack if you’re looking for follows involved in the fight to preserve our right to book access and the fight for our freedom to read. Thanks to @maggietokudahall.bsky.social for creating this. go.bsky.app/L59xSVt
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Penguin School & Library @penguinschoollib.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth may be wrapping up but these books about and by Native voices should be shared all year long in your classroom or library! Download this interactive booklist for books for grades PreK-12! ➡ bit.ly/PYRNativeAme...
image showing books for Native American Heritage Month that says: Celebrate & Share Native American & Indigenous Voices. Download the Full Booklist
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Mel Hammond 📚 @hamsandwichmel.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Proposal: We extend spooky season through November and rebrand Thanksgiving as Hungry Halloween 🎃 🦃 🍽️ 👻 #thanksgiving
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Phil Bildner @philbildner.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Books. When buying books for gifts this holiday season, please don't buy from Amazon. Please shop at your local independent bookstore/bookseller. Ask for recommendations. If they don't have a particular book in stock, ask them to order it. Support creatives, local businesses, and your community.
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Kim🌸 @kpossibles.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
🚀 HarperCollins is hiring an Editor (HarperAlley). Full time, NYC, $65k-75k. #comicjobs careers-harpercollins.icims.com/jobs/4962/ed...
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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 17/11/2024
Time for a book giveaway! If you'd like me to mail you an advance copy of my Apr. '25 MG novel in verse THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES, follow & share this post. Bonus entry if you also reply w/ a pic from a recent hike! I'll draw winners on 12/1. About the book: bookshop.org/p/books/the-... #edusky
Book cover THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES shows a surly 7th grade boy with a backpack and FDNY baseball hat standing on top of a mountain, looking into the distance. A drooly Bernese Mountain Dog looks up at him adoringly.
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Mel Hammond 📚 @hamsandwichmel.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
What #kidlit food do you wish you could eat for Thanksgiving? Personally, I would like to immerse my entire body in a slice of cherry pie and eat my way through it.
A green caterpillar eats through a slice of cherry pie
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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 24/11/2024
Thanks to all who have shared my Unofficial Guide To Bluesky! MUCH appreciated. Other ways to help: - Pass it forward. Help/welcome a Bluesky newcomer. - I make a living writing/illus #KidLit, so consider boosting, borrowing, or buying one of my books? More: publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/bl....
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a. Welcome - Debbie Ridpath Ohi - Obsidian Publish
Welcome to Debbie's Unofficial Guide To Bluesky Greetings to those finding me via the recent Vox post about Bluesky! You may already be familiar with my Bluesky tips blog post, Bluesky article in Sch…
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Parker Goodreau @parkergoodreau.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
how many new projects can i start before finishing any of the old ones? trick question
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a close up of a woman 's face with a purple shirt on .
Alt: a gif from the movie MEAN GIRLS. a girl contemplatively says "the limit does not exist," then repeats herself with more excitement.
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Mel Hammond 📚 @hamsandwichmel.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
The Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) has been nominated for a major international award—the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award! education.wisc.edu/news/coopera...
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Cooperative Children’s Book Center nominated for major international award
UW–Madison’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center has been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, which is recognized as the world's largest honor for children's and young adult literature.
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𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐨 & 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧 @quietblkgrl.blacksky.app · 21/11/2024
Middle grade/YA writers, don’t stop. There are kids at the book fair waiting for you
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Mel Hammond 📚 @hamsandwichmel.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Any aspiring #kidlit authors in #MadisonWI? I'm teaching a class about writing novels for young people at Arts + Literature Laboratory on Saturday, December 14 from 2-4 PM. Adults and teens 14+ are welcome. www.hisawyer.com/arts-literat... #amwriting #writingtips #aspiringauthor #booksky
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Arts + Literature Laboratory - Presentation: Writing YA and Middle Grade Novels
<p>Have you always dreamed of writing a novel for young readers? Do you have a great idea for a Middle Grade (MG) or Young Adult (YA) novel hibernating in your brain? Are you ready to put pen to paper...
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Mel Hammond 📚 @hamsandwichmel.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Is there anything better than curling up in your robe with a book and a bowl of peppermint ice cream? #amreading #kidlit
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Phil Bildner @philbildner.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
At #NCTE24 this week, this is the message I'll be sharing on repeat.
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Mel Hammond 📚 @hamsandwichmel.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Today, we honor the lives of trans people whose lives were lost. What's your favorite recent read by a #transauthor? #kidlit #yalit #translit
blue, pink, and white candles with the words "Transgender Day of Remembrance November 20"
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kidlitchat @kidlitchat.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
TOPIC: Tonight we're hitting the #kidlit classics. Can you point to the stories that inspired you to pursue a career in books for children? What about the ones you missed early on and have come to admire as an adult? #kidlitchat
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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Never forget: READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest positive impact of any factor on children's life chances. So never stop sharing books with kids. Never stop reading to them, and helping them to read. Never stop changing lives. #literacy #kidlit #books
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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 12/11/2024
It's been fun seeing familiar faces pop up here this week! If you're just arriving & are an author, illustrator, educator, or librarian, here's a list of like-minded folks to follow: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... And here's how to add yourself to the list: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Kidlit Community on Bluesky Social (Responses)
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Tara Sim @tarasimauthor.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Intro post! Hello folks, I'm an author of YA and adult fantasy that's goth, 🏳️‍🌈, and WILL destroy you. Girls with swords and boys who cry. Unspeakable horrors. An embarrassment of skeletons. We've got it all. linktr.ee/tssim53
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Kristie Choi @kristiechoi.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Thinking of hosting an AMA to help celebrate, rebuild, and bring more of the #kidlit & #YaLit community here. Is that something people would be interested in? This wouldn’t be for pitching. More for asking an editor about the industry, craft, general publishing questions, etc.
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Greg Pincus @gregpincus.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
As you busily make Tuesday plans, a reminder that we will be here having #kidlitchat at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific… and YOU are invited! (This happens every Tuesday, btw.) Looking forward to seeing you there! Err… here!
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Mel Hammond 📚 @hamsandwichmel.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
One of my favorite moments from our book launch party was when my friend Charles showed up in a LUCY, UNCENSORED t-shirt! #kidlit #debutauthor #yaauthor
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Mel Hammond 📚 @hamsandwichmel.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Here we go… 😓 www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief...
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HarperCollins Inks AI Licensing Deal for Nonfiction Books
A new licensing agreement between HarperCollins and an undisclosed AI company will “allow limited use of select nonfiction backlist titles for training AI models to improve model quality and performan...
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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 03/09/2024
Pinnable post for the KidLit Mega Feed. Admins: @boringstorybook.com @charlenedraws.bsky.social @debbieohi.com. Volunteer Moderator list, more info,check if you can post to feed, read this page. Please: 📌Save/pin the feed if you enjoy it 🔁Repost to help spread the word bsky.app/profile/debb...
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Mel Hammond 📚 @hamsandwichmel.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
My WIP is a YA horror, and I’m having a lot of fun reading in the genre. Just finished and loved The Honeys by @ryanlasala.bsky.social 🐝🍯
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Rebecca E.F. Barone @rebeccaefbarone.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
I couldn't find one, so I started it myself. Here's a YA starter pack. Hope this helps the #kidlit and #writingcommunity! This is based on a search of people who have "YA author" in their profile and a few others. Let me know who I'm missing! go.bsky.app/UQjX66G
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Mel Hammond 📚 @hamsandwichmel.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
My sister Teghan and I are proud of this blog post about our co-writing process for LUCY, UNCENSORED #kidlitchat teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2024/11/13/c...
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Co-Writing a Story of Trans Joy Across a Barbed Wire Fence, a guest post by Teghan Hammond and Mel Hammond
Writing Lucy was our way of coping with the years Teghan lost: both the years trapped in self-denial about her identity and the years she spent in prison. The book is a badge of honor for those tough ...
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