Rejectionon aweekend“I’dencourageyou to tryelsewhere…”Thirdrejectionthis weekGet yourname wrongin the replyemail>2 weeksilenceon a pitchSpecrejection(ask for adraft, thenpass)Thirdrejectionfrom anoutletRejectionfrom someoneyou’vemet/workedwithSuggestionthat youneed to readtheirpublicationDreampublicationrejection“This haspotential…”More thanoneparagraphin rejection"This istoo nichefor us"Same-dayrejectionSubtweetrejection“This istoobroad…”Thirdrejectionon a pitchtopicpublished byan in-housewriter"pitchagain!"“We’vealreadyassignedsomethinglike this…”GenuinelylovelyinteractionForm-letterrejectionRejectionfrom someoneyou follow onTwitter/followsyouFollow-upquestions,thenrejectionRejectionon aweekend“I’dencourageyou to tryelsewhere…”Thirdrejectionthis weekGet yourname wrongin the replyemail>2 weeksilenceon a pitchSpecrejection(ask for adraft, thenpass)Thirdrejectionfrom anoutletRejectionfrom someoneyou’vemet/workedwithSuggestionthat youneed to readtheirpublicationDreampublicationrejection“This haspotential…”More thanoneparagraphin rejection"This istoo nichefor us"Same-dayrejectionSubtweetrejection“This istoobroad…”Thirdrejectionon a pitchtopicpublished byan in-housewriter"pitchagain!"“We’vealreadyassignedsomethinglike this…”GenuinelylovelyinteractionForm-letterrejectionRejectionfrom someoneyou follow onTwitter/followsyouFollow-upquestions,thenrejection

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