We regretto informyou...I'm goingto have topass*Name ofmanuscriptnotmentioned*It justtakes one"yes"Thank youfor thinkingof ouragencyThank youfor yourqueryThanks,but nothanksGiven theoverwhelmingvolume ofmaterial wereceive...Not theright fit forthisagencyThis isnot rightfor meWeencourageyou to submitelsewhereUnfortunately...We apologizefor theimpersonalnature of thisrejectionI'm nottaking onnew clientsat this time"DearAuthor"This doesnot fit ourneedsWe're notsure if thisfits in withwhat werepresentWe're unsurethe premise isright for thecurrent marketI'msorry tosay....We wish youluck infinding abetterplacementThank youforthinking ofmeI'm not thebest agentfor thisbookNot whatwe'relooking forat this timeThank youfor allowingme to look atyourmanuscriptWe regretto informyou...I'm goingto have topass*Name ofmanuscriptnotmentioned*It justtakes one"yes"Thank youfor thinkingof ouragencyThank youfor yourqueryThanks,but nothanksGiven theoverwhelmingvolume ofmaterial wereceive...Not theright fit forthisagencyThis isnot rightfor meWeencourageyou to submitelsewhereUnfortunately...We apologizefor theimpersonalnature of thisrejectionI'm nottaking onnew clientsat this time"DearAuthor"This doesnot fit ourneedsWe're notsure if thisfits in withwhat werepresentWe're unsurethe premise isright for thecurrent marketI'msorry tosay....We wish youluck infinding abetterplacementThank youforthinking ofmeI'm not thebest agentfor thisbookNot whatwe'relooking forat this timeThank youfor allowingme to look atyourmanuscript

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