Specrejection(ask for adraft, thenpass)More thanoneparagraphin rejection“This haspotential…”Thirdrejectionon a pitchRejectionfrom someoneyou follow onTwitter/followsyouSubtweetrejection>2 weeksilenceon a pitchFollow-upquestions,thenrejection“We’vealreadyassignedsomethinglike this…”Form-letterrejectionGet yourname wrongin the replyemailSame-dayrejectionRejectionon aweekendtopicpublished byan in-housewriterThirdrejectionfrom anoutlet“I’dencourageyou to tryelsewhere…”GenuinelylovelyinteractionDreampublicationrejectionSuggestionthat youneed to readtheirpublication"pitchagain!"Rejectionfrom someoneyou’vemet/workedwith“This istoobroad…”Thirdrejectionthis week"This istoo nichefor us"Specrejection(ask for adraft, thenpass)More thanoneparagraphin rejection“This haspotential…”Thirdrejectionon a pitchRejectionfrom someoneyou follow onTwitter/followsyouSubtweetrejection>2 weeksilenceon a pitchFollow-upquestions,thenrejection“We’vealreadyassignedsomethinglike this…”Form-letterrejectionGet yourname wrongin the replyemailSame-dayrejectionRejectionon aweekendtopicpublished byan in-housewriterThirdrejectionfrom anoutlet“I’dencourageyou to tryelsewhere…”GenuinelylovelyinteractionDreampublicationrejectionSuggestionthat youneed to readtheirpublication"pitchagain!"Rejectionfrom someoneyou’vemet/workedwith“This istoobroad…”Thirdrejectionthis week"This istoo nichefor us"

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