We wish youluck infinding abetterplacementWe're notsure if thisfits in withwhat werepresentThank youfor yourqueryThank youforthinking ofmeI'm goingto have topassI'm nottaking onnew clientsat this timeWe regretto informyou...Weencourageyou to submitelsewhereThis isnot rightfor meIt justtakes one"yes"*Name ofmanuscriptnotmentioned*Not whatwe'relooking forat this timeThank youfor thinkingof ouragencyNot theright fit forthisagencyI'm not thebest agentfor thisbookWe apologizefor theimpersonalnature of thisrejectionGiven theoverwhelmingvolume ofmaterial wereceive...Thanks,but nothanksUnfortunately...Thank youfor allowingme to look atyourmanuscriptThis doesnot fit ourneedsWe're unsurethe premise isright for thecurrent market"DearAuthor"I'msorry tosay....We wish youluck infinding abetterplacementWe're notsure if thisfits in withwhat werepresentThank youfor yourqueryThank youforthinking ofmeI'm goingto have topassI'm nottaking onnew clientsat this timeWe regretto informyou...Weencourageyou to submitelsewhereThis isnot rightfor meIt justtakes one"yes"*Name ofmanuscriptnotmentioned*Not whatwe'relooking forat this timeThank youfor thinkingof ouragencyNot theright fit forthisagencyI'm not thebest agentfor thisbookWe apologizefor theimpersonalnature of thisrejectionGiven theoverwhelmingvolume ofmaterial wereceive...Thanks,but nothanksUnfortunately...Thank youfor allowingme to look atyourmanuscriptThis doesnot fit ourneedsWe're unsurethe premise isright for thecurrent market"DearAuthor"I'msorry tosay....

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