Thirdrejectionfrom anoutletSubtweetrejection“This istoobroad…”More thanoneparagraphin rejectionRejectionfrom someoneyou’vemet/workedwith“This haspotential…”Dreampublicationrejection"This istoo nichefor us"Follow-upquestions,thenrejectionSuggestionthat youneed to readtheirpublicationSpecrejection(ask for adraft, thenpass)"pitchagain!">2 weeksilenceon a pitchRejectionfrom someoneyou follow onTwitter/followsyouForm-letterrejectionThirdrejectionon a pitch“I’dencourageyou to tryelsewhere…”“We’vealreadyassignedsomethinglike this…”Same-dayrejectionRejectionon aweekendGenuinelylovelyinteractiontopicpublished byan in-housewriterThirdrejectionthis weekGet yourname wrongin the replyemailThirdrejectionfrom anoutletSubtweetrejection“This istoobroad…”More thanoneparagraphin rejectionRejectionfrom someoneyou’vemet/workedwith“This haspotential…”Dreampublicationrejection"This istoo nichefor us"Follow-upquestions,thenrejectionSuggestionthat youneed to readtheirpublicationSpecrejection(ask for adraft, thenpass)"pitchagain!">2 weeksilenceon a pitchRejectionfrom someoneyou follow onTwitter/followsyouForm-letterrejectionThirdrejectionon a pitch“I’dencourageyou to tryelsewhere…”“We’vealreadyassignedsomethinglike this…”Same-dayrejectionRejectionon aweekendGenuinelylovelyinteractiontopicpublished byan in-housewriterThirdrejectionthis weekGet 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. Third rejection from an outlet
  2. Subtweet rejection
  3. “This is too broad…”
  4. More than one paragraph in rejection
  5. Rejection from someone you’ve met/worked with
  6. “This has potential…”
  7. Dream publication rejection
  8. "This is too niche for us"
  9. Follow-up questions, then rejection
  10. Suggestion that you need to read their publication
  11. Spec rejection (ask for a draft, then pass)
  12. "pitch again!"
  13. >2 week silence on a pitch
  14. Rejection from someone you follow on Twitter/follows you
  15. Form-letter rejection
  16. Third rejection on a pitch
  17. “I’d encourage you to try elsewhere…”
  18. “We’ve already assigned something like this…”
  19. Same-day rejection
  20. Rejection on a weekend
  21. Genuinely lovely interaction
  22. topic published by an in-house writer
  23. Third rejection this week
  24. Get your name wrong in the reply email