“I don’tpay forbooks”Someone isoutsmarted bytheir salesapp/cardreaderTami hasto be the‘adult’Stevie pointsout someonewrapping ababyincorrectlyTamiignores usto edit / docoversThat mightnot be anappropriatebook forthem...Tami causescontentionwith anothervendor“I onlyreadChristianfiction”Gretchenmoves onto secondcoffeeStevietries anew food“Do you haveany (Insertbig author) ‘sbooks.”“I onlyread non-fiction”More thanhalf eat afree HotDogDave ison hissecondcoffeeDavementionsWalmartSteviemakespeople lookat petpicturesGretchenmakes the‘candy froma stranger’jokeFoodrelatedmascotSomeoneStevie alreadyknowsappears out ofnowhere“I knowawriter.”Someonepicked up aromance book,not knowing itwas a romanceDavesays‘prolific’Tamitakes 3+bathroombreaksSomeoneinsults thebooksSomeone isdismissiveof indieauthorsSteviementionsthepatriarchyStevie and Davehave anuncomfortablediscussion the restof us think lookslike an argumentTamiFBlivesSomeone tellsus about thebook they’rewriting thatthey’ll neverpublish.Gretchengets lostsomehow“I onlyreaddigitalbooks.”“I alreadyhave toomanybooks”SomeoneknocksbooksoverGretchenand Stevietry to peerpressureTami“Oh Idon’tread”Dave startssigning mid-conversationStevietalksaboutbirthingGretchensees acute dogSteviemakesfriends witha strangerAn old mantells usVikingsweren’tsensitiveSomeoneasks if we canhelp thempublish/ do itfor them“I don’tpay forbooks”Someone isoutsmarted bytheir salesapp/cardreaderTami hasto be the‘adult’Stevie pointsout someonewrapping ababyincorrectlyTamiignores usto edit / docoversThat mightnot be anappropriatebook forthem...Tami causescontentionwith anothervendor“I onlyreadChristianfiction”Gretchenmoves onto secondcoffeeStevietries anew food“Do you haveany (Insertbig author) ‘sbooks.”“I onlyread non-fiction”More thanhalf eat afree HotDogDave ison hissecondcoffeeDavementionsWalmartSteviemakespeople lookat petpicturesGretchenmakes the‘candy froma stranger’jokeFoodrelatedmascotSomeoneStevie alreadyknowsappears out ofnowhere“I knowawriter.”Someonepicked up aromance book,not knowing itwas a romanceDavesays‘prolific’Tamitakes 3+bathroombreaksSomeoneinsults thebooksSomeone isdismissiveof indieauthorsSteviementionsthepatriarchyStevie and Davehave anuncomfortablediscussion the restof us think lookslike an argumentTamiFBlivesSomeone tellsus about thebook they’rewriting thatthey’ll neverpublish.Gretchengets lostsomehow“I onlyreaddigitalbooks.”“I alreadyhave toomanybooks”SomeoneknocksbooksoverGretchenand Stevietry to peerpressureTami“Oh Idon’tread”Dave startssigning mid-conversationStevietalksaboutbirthingGretchensees acute dogSteviemakesfriends witha strangerAn old mantells usVikingsweren’tsensitiveSomeoneasks if we canhelp thempublish/ do itfor them

Author Event Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. “I don’t pay for books”
  2. Someone is outsmarted by their sales app/card reader
  3. Tami has to be the ‘adult’
  4. Stevie points out someone wrapping a baby incorrectly
  5. Tami ignores us to edit / do covers
  6. That might not be an appropriate book for them...
  7. Tami causes contention with another vendor
  8. “I only read Christian fiction”
  9. Gretchen moves on to second coffee
  10. Stevie tries a new food
  11. “Do you have any (Insert big author) ‘s books.”
  12. “I only read non-fiction”
  13. More than half eat a free Hot Dog
  14. Dave is on his second coffee
  15. Dave mentions Walmart
  16. Stevie makes people look at pet pictures
  17. Gretchen makes the ‘candy from a stranger’ joke
  18. Food related mascot
  19. Someone Stevie already knows appears out of nowhere
  20. “I know a writer.”
  21. Someone picked up a romance book, not knowing it was a romance
  22. Dave says ‘prolific’
  23. Tami takes 3+ bathroom breaks
  24. Someone insults the books
  25. Someone is dismissive of indie authors
  26. Stevie mentions the patriarchy
  27. Stevie and Dave have an uncomfortable discussion the rest of us think looks like an argument
  28. Tami FB lives
  29. Someone tells us about the book they’re writing that they’ll never publish.
  30. Gretchen gets lost somehow
  31. “I only read digital books.”
  32. “I already have too many books”
  33. Someone knocks books over
  34. Gretchen and Stevie try to peer pressure Tami
  35. “Oh I don’t read”
  36. Dave starts signing mid-conversation
  37. Stevie talks about birthing
  38. Gretchen sees a cute dog
  39. Stevie makes friends with a stranger
  40. An old man tells us Vikings weren’t sensitive
  41. Someone asks if we can help them publish/ do it for them