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Matis Kogan is querying CHOSEN 21✨ @matiskogan.bsky.social · Aug 16

Afternoon boost for #PosterPit 🔥 Seriously, this community? UNREAL! Y’all keep me going 🥹✨

Matis Kogan is querying CHOSEN 21✨ @matiskogan.bsky.social · Aug 16

Premiering now in the querying trenches… You don’t want to miss it!🔥
The Maze Runner X The 100🛸🌏⚔️
Peter Miles never signed up for the Nor expedition trials. But once he’s in, the only way out is to win—and winning means leaving Earth behind… forever.
#PosterPit #SF #YA

Premiering now in the querying trenches…
CHOSEN 21🌏⚔️🪐🌙
Are you ready for the Nor trials? If you answered YES, think again.
Produced by Matis Kogan

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Matis Kogan is querying CHOSEN 21✨ @matiskogan.bsky.social · Aug 16

Premiering now in the querying trenches… You don’t want to miss it!🔥
The Maze Runner X The 100🛸🌏⚔️
Peter Miles never signed up for the Nor expedition trials. But once he’s in, the only way out is to win—and winning means leaving Earth behind… forever.
#PosterPit #SF #YA

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Matis Kogan is querying CHOSEN 21✨ @matiskogan.bsky.social · Aug 6

An agent’s guide to CHOSEN 21 - a near-future YA sci-fi novel (currently querying)🪐🌏⚔️🛸🌙
Tropes:
🪐Harsh trials
🪐Reluctant hero
🪐Teens-as-humanity’s-last-hope
🪐No way out
🪐Best friends to lovers
🪐Mission in space
#Questpit #YA #SF #amquerying

An agent’s guide to: CHOSEN 21 - a YA sci-fi novel. By Matis Kogan

CHOSEN 21 - pitch: Peter Miles’s ordinary adolescent life shatters when he’s brutally kidnapped into ruthless trials, designed to select the best 21 teens for a humanity-saving mission to planet Nor.
In The Meadow, Peter is shocked to find most candidates memory-wiped and the supervisors ruling with an iron fist.
While trying to survive the challenges, Peter faces an impossible choice:
- Escape: and risk a terrifying fate if the supervisors catch him.
- Continue the trials: knowing he might be sent to space and leave his old life behind, forever.

CHOSEN 21 - main characters :
Peter Miles-
Known for - ride-or-die for his friends
Weakness- authority issues, big time
Spotted - always trying to solve mysteries
River Brown-
Known for- sharp tongue, sharper mind
Weakness- a very short fuse
Spotted- never biting her tongue

CHOSEN 21 - excerpt:

Caro leans toward me, and I can feel his breath on my ear, and the syringe against my neck. “Give up. No point in resistin—” He doesn’t get to finish the sentence, because a man enters the room.
“Wait, that’s not the right syringe,” I think I hear him say, as he hands Caro a bigger one. He doesn’t seem to care at all about having walked into a room full of unconscious teens.
They swap syringes, and Caro inserts the needle into my neck.
I struggle against the ropes, but Caro grabs my hair and forces me to look into his coal-black eyes. He slowly injects the substance and says, “I’m watching you with a hundred eyes, Miles. Remember that while you sail off to your sweet dreams.”
Then my vision blurs, and I sink into the dark.

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Matis Kogan is querying CHOSEN 21✨ @matiskogan.bsky.social · Aug 6

Thrilled to share this agent guide for CHOSEN 21 - my 90K YA near future sci-fi where THE 100’s epic planetary journey meets THE MAZE RUNNER’s teens-as-humanity’s-last-hope🌏🪐⚔️🛸✨🌙
#questpit #amquerying #YA #SF

An agent’s guide to: CHOSEN 21, a 90K YA sci-fi novel. By Matis Kogan

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Matis Kogan is querying CHOSEN 21✨ @matiskogan.bsky.social · Jul 14

Huge thanks to this incredible #WritingCommunity for all the love and support for CHOSEN 21 during #BluePit ❤️ I'm so grateful for the connections and kindness. Here's hoping we all find our perfect literary match—myself included! 💌📖

Matis Kogan is querying CHOSEN 21✨ @matiskogan.bsky.social · Jul 13

Are you ready to dive into your next YA sci-fi obsession?🫵🏽 Meet CHOSEN 21 🛸⚔️🌒 #Bluepit #YA #SF #amquerying

An agent’s guide to : CHOSEN 21 - A fast-paced YA sci-fi

The pitch - Peter Miles’s ordinary adolescent life shatters when he’s brutally thrust into ruthless trials, designed to select the best 21 teens for a humanity-saving mission to planet Nor. Trapped with no way out, Peter must push past his own limits and face an impossible choice: Fight to become part of the chosen ones - and leave his old life behind forever. Fail on purpose - and face a terrifying fate.

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Matis Kogan is querying CHOSEN 21✨ @matiskogan.bsky.social · Jul 13

Exactly 😁🤣

Matis Kogan is querying CHOSEN 21✨ @matiskogan.bsky.social · Jul 13

Are you ready to dive into your next YA sci-fi obsession?🫵🏽 Meet CHOSEN 21 🛸⚔️🌒 #Bluepit #YA #SF #amquerying

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Matis Kogan is querying CHOSEN 21✨ @matiskogan.bsky.social · Jul 13

Looks amazing✨

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Matis Kogan is querying CHOSEN 21✨ @matiskogan.bsky.social · Jul 13

Looks intriguing !🌟😁

Matis Kogan is querying CHOSEN 21✨ @matiskogan.bsky.social · Jul 12

Me!☺️

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Matis Kogan is querying CHOSEN 21✨ @matiskogan.bsky.social · Jul 12

Counting down to my first #BluePit tomorrow🥳 I’m so excited to share my work and see what this brilliant writing community is bringing!🕺📚
If you’re pitching too, let’s connect and cheer each other on 🌟 #WritingCommunity #AmQuerying
#SF #YA

#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event @bluepit.bsky.social · Jul 12

It's our final day of #BluePitHype!

#BluePit is tomorrow!

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Matis Kogan is querying CHOSEN 21✨ @matiskogan.bsky.social · Jul 12

I’ll be participating too✨😁

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Matis Kogan is querying CHOSEN 21✨ @matiskogan.bsky.social · Jul 12

Thank you🥹🥹

Matis Kogan is querying CHOSEN 21✨ @matiskogan.bsky.social · Jul 11

Just got an agent ❤️ on my #Playlistpitch today! 🥳🕺 What an amazing way to end the day 🥲🌟

Matis Kogan is querying CHOSEN 21✨ @matiskogan.bsky.social · Jul 11

Are you ready to dive deep into Peter and River’s world as they face the brutal trials of the Nor expedition? 🛸
You’d better be—because joining the adventure with these two will be an unforgettable experience. Don’t miss it! ⚔️🌒🫵🏼
#playlistpitch #YA #SF #Amquerying #chosen21

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Matis Kogan is querying CHOSEN 21✨ @matiskogan.bsky.social · Jul 11

Yay thanks😁🌟

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Matis Kogan is querying CHOSEN 21✨ @matiskogan.bsky.social · Jul 11

Loving it✨🌟

Matis Kogan is querying CHOSEN 21✨ @matiskogan.bsky.social · Jul 11

Sounds amazing Heather✨🌟

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Matis Kogan is querying CHOSEN 21✨ @matiskogan.bsky.social · Jul 11

Sounds great🌟✨

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Matis Kogan is querying CHOSEN 21✨ @matiskogan.bsky.social · Jul 11

Are you ready to dive deep into Peter and River’s world as they face the brutal trials of the Nor expedition? 🛸
You’d better be—because joining the adventure with these two will be an unforgettable experience. Don’t miss it! ⚔️🌒🫵🏼
#playlistpitch #YA #SF #Amquerying #chosen21

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Matis Kogan is querying CHOSEN 21✨ @matiskogan.bsky.social · Jul 11

Such a creative one🌟🔥

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Matis Kogan is querying CHOSEN 21✨ @matiskogan.bsky.social · Jul 11

Looks really great! Good luck🌟

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Matis Kogan is querying CHOSEN 21✨ @matiskogan.bsky.social · Jul 11

Looks spooky… love it

Matis Kogan is querying CHOSEN 21✨ @matiskogan.bsky.social · Jul 11

Sounds amazing !! Good luck🥰

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Matis Kogan is querying CHOSEN 21✨ @matiskogan.bsky.social · Jun 17

Still on the lookout for the perfect home for CHOSEN 21, so I’m shining the spotlight back on its agent guide 🌠
If you're a literary agent who loves high-stakes, pulse-pounding YA Sci-Fi with heart—let’s connect!🪐🌎🌟
#AmQuerying #WritingCommunity #YA #SciFi #WritersLife #SF

Matis Kogan is querying CHOSEN 21✨ @matiskogan.bsky.social · May 23

would you read a book about teens thrown into harsh trials— designed to select the top 21 for a humanity-saving expedition to an unknown planet? If so, I’m excited to present CHOSEN 21 - a high-stakes YA Fantasy & Sci-Fi novel🪐⚔️✨currently querying✍🏼 #WIPPIT #Amquerying #writer #fantasy #sci-fi #YA

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Matis Kogan is querying CHOSEN 21✨ @matiskogan.bsky.social · Jun 14

Calling agented authors! 📢
I’m in the query trenches with my YA sci-fi novel and would love to hear your best tips or lessons from the process. What helped you stand out? What do you wish you’d known earlier?
Any advice or resources appreciated! 💌#AmQuerying #WritingCommunity #writer #SF
#querying

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