We apologizefor theimpersonalnature of thisrejectionNot whatwe'relooking forat this time"DearAuthor"Not theright fit forthisagencyThis doesnot fit ourneedsI'm not thebest agentfor thisbookThanks,but nothanksWe regretto informyou...Thank youfor yourqueryUnfortunately...Thank youfor allowingme to look atyourmanuscriptI'm nottaking onnew clientsat this timeThis isnot rightfor meWe're unsurethe premise isright for thecurrent marketWe wish youluck infinding abetterplacement*Name ofmanuscriptnotmentioned*I'm goingto have topassI'msorry tosay....Weencourageyou to submitelsewhereWe're notsure if thisfits in withwhat werepresentThank youfor thinkingof ouragencyThank youforthinking ofmeIt justtakes one"yes"Given theoverwhelmingvolume ofmaterial wereceive...We apologizefor theimpersonalnature of thisrejectionNot whatwe'relooking forat this time"DearAuthor"Not theright fit forthisagencyThis doesnot fit ourneedsI'm not thebest agentfor thisbookThanks,but nothanksWe regretto informyou...Thank youfor yourqueryUnfortunately...Thank youfor allowingme to look atyourmanuscriptI'm nottaking onnew clientsat this timeThis isnot rightfor meWe're unsurethe premise isright for thecurrent marketWe wish youluck infinding abetterplacement*Name ofmanuscriptnotmentioned*I'm goingto have topassI'msorry tosay....Weencourageyou to submitelsewhereWe're notsure if thisfits in withwhat werepresentThank youfor thinkingof ouragencyThank youforthinking ofmeIt justtakes one"yes"Given theoverwhelmingvolume ofmaterial wereceive...

Query Rejection 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. We apologize for the impersonal nature of this rejection
  2. Not what we're looking for at this time
  3. "Dear Author"
  4. Not the right fit for this agency
  5. This does not fit our needs
  6. I'm not the best agent for this book
  7. Thanks, but no thanks
  8. We regret to inform you...
  9. Thank you for your query
  10. Unfortunately...
  11. Thank you for allowing me to look at your manuscript
  12. I'm not taking on new clients at this time
  13. This is not right for me
  14. We're unsure the premise is right for the current market
  15. We wish you luck in finding a better placement
  16. *Name of manuscript not mentioned*
  17. I'm going to have to pass
  18. I'm sorry to say....
  19. We encourage you to submit elsewhere
  20. We're not sure if this fits in with what we represent
  21. Thank you for thinking of our agency
  22. Thank you for thinking of me
  23. It just takes one "yes"
  24. Given the overwhelming volume of material we receive...