Battle of the Bands Optioned by Playground Entertainment!

Well, here goes some of the biggest news of my author life, that I’ve been keeping secret.

Me and Lauren Gibaldi’s anthology, BATTLE OF THE BANDS, has been optioned by Playground Entertainment. Here’s the blip from Publisher’s Marketplace, and hopefully we’ll have more to share as the project pushes forward:

You might know Playground from their work on a number of television shows, from All Creatures Great and Small to Little Women, Wolf Hall to The White Queen… and plays like Dear Evan Hansen (!!!). Well, they’re eager to develop in the teen space, and Battle of the Bands is now in their capable hands.

We are beyond excited to see what David Stern and his team have planned for bringing Battle of the Bands to your television. And that we get to bring so many of our friends (hi dear contributors!) with us on this journey. If you’re not following them on social media, or haven’t picked up their books, let’s fix that:

• Brittany Cavallaro - A Study in Charlotte

• Preeti Chhibber - Marvel: Avengers Assembly: Orientation

• Jay Coles - Tyler Johnson Was Here

• Katie Cotugno - You Say it First

• Shaun David Hutchinson - We Are the Ants

• Ashley Poston - Heart of Iron

• Jenny Torres Sanchez - We Are Not From Here

• Sarah Nicole Smetana - The Midnights

• Jenn Marie Thorne - Night Music

• Sarvenaz Tash - Virtually Yours

• Jasmine Warga - Other Words for Home

• Ashley Woodfolk - When You Were Everything

• Jeff Zentner - The Serpent King

• Justin Courtney Pierre - Stream his solo album In the Drink anywhere!

Battle of the Bands is due out with Candlewick in September 2021, and we look forward to sharing more as this book’s journey continues. For now, maybe add it on Goodreads, and keep an eye out. We’ll have more to share soon.