Specrejection(ask for adraft, thenpass)Thirdrejectionon a pitchRejectionon aweekendMore thanoneparagraphin rejectionRejectionfrom someoneyou follow onTwitter/followsyouThirdrejectionthis week>2 weeksilenceon a pitchDreampublicationrejection“We’vealreadyassignedsomethinglike this…”Form-letterrejection"This istoo nichefor us"“This istoobroad…”SubtweetrejectionSame-dayrejectionFollow-upquestions,thenrejection“This haspotential…”“I’dencourageyou to tryelsewhere…”"pitchagain!"Suggestionthat youneed to readtheirpublicationGenuinelylovelyinteractiontopicpublished byan in-housewriterThirdrejectionfrom anoutletRejectionfrom someoneyou’vemet/workedwithGet yourname wrongin the replyemailSpecrejection(ask for adraft, thenpass)Thirdrejectionon a pitchRejectionon aweekendMore thanoneparagraphin rejectionRejectionfrom someoneyou follow onTwitter/followsyouThirdrejectionthis week>2 weeksilenceon a pitchDreampublicationrejection“We’vealreadyassignedsomethinglike this…”Form-letterrejection"This istoo nichefor us"“This istoobroad…”SubtweetrejectionSame-dayrejectionFollow-upquestions,thenrejection“This haspotential…”“I’dencourageyou to tryelsewhere…”"pitchagain!"Suggestionthat youneed to readtheirpublicationGenuinelylovelyinteractiontopicpublished byan in-housewriterThirdrejectionfrom anoutletRejectionfrom someoneyou’vemet/workedwithGet yourname wrongin the replyemail

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. Spec rejection (ask for a draft, then pass)
  2. Third rejection on a pitch
  3. Rejection on a weekend
  4. More than one paragraph in rejection
  5. Rejection from someone you follow on Twitter/follows you
  6. Third rejection this week
  7. >2 week silence on a pitch
  8. Dream publication rejection
  9. “We’ve already assigned something like this…”
  10. Form-letter rejection
  11. "This is too niche for us"
  12. “This is too broad…”
  13. Subtweet rejection
  14. Same-day rejection
  15. Follow-up questions, then rejection
  16. “This has potential…”
  17. “I’d encourage you to try elsewhere…”
  18. "pitch again!"
  19. Suggestion that you need to read their publication
  20. Genuinely lovely interaction
  21. topic published by an in-house writer
  22. Third rejection from an outlet
  23. Rejection from someone you’ve met/worked with
  24. Get your name wrong in the reply email