We regretto informyou...*Name ofmanuscriptnotmentioned*Not theright fit forthisagencyThank youfor allowingme to look atyourmanuscriptThis doesnot fit ourneedsI'm not thebest agentfor thisbookNot whatwe'relooking forat this timeWe're notsure if thisfits in withwhat werepresentI'm goingto have topassWe're unsurethe premise isright for thecurrent marketThis isnot rightfor meWe wish youluck infinding abetterplacementWe apologizefor theimpersonalnature of thisrejectionThank youfor yourqueryWeencourageyou to submitelsewhereI'msorry tosay....Thank youfor thinkingof ouragencyUnfortunately...Thanks,but nothanks"DearAuthor"It justtakes one"yes"I'm nottaking onnew clientsat this timeGiven theoverwhelmingvolume ofmaterial wereceive...Thank youforthinking ofmeWe regretto informyou...*Name ofmanuscriptnotmentioned*Not theright fit forthisagencyThank youfor allowingme to look atyourmanuscriptThis doesnot fit ourneedsI'm not thebest agentfor thisbookNot whatwe'relooking forat this timeWe're notsure if thisfits in withwhat werepresentI'm goingto have topassWe're unsurethe premise isright for thecurrent marketThis isnot rightfor meWe wish youluck infinding abetterplacementWe apologizefor theimpersonalnature of thisrejectionThank youfor yourqueryWeencourageyou to submitelsewhereI'msorry tosay....Thank youfor thinkingof ouragencyUnfortunately...Thanks,but nothanks"DearAuthor"It justtakes one"yes"I'm nottaking onnew clientsat this timeGiven theoverwhelmingvolume ofmaterial wereceive...Thank youforthinking ofme

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