Suggestionthat youneed to readtheirpublicationSpecrejection(ask for adraft, thenpass)"This istoo nichefor us"Rejectionon aweekend>2 weeksilenceon a pitch"pitchagain!"“This istoobroad…”Form-letterrejectionMore thanoneparagraphin rejectionThirdrejectionfrom anoutletRejectionfrom someoneyou follow onTwitter/followsyou“This haspotential…”Follow-upquestions,thenrejectionGenuinelylovelyinteractionRejectionfrom someoneyou’vemet/workedwith“We’vealreadyassignedsomethinglike this…”Same-dayrejectionThirdrejectionon a pitchDreampublicationrejectiontopicpublished byan in-housewriterThirdrejectionthis week“I’dencourageyou to tryelsewhere…”Get yourname wrongin the replyemailSubtweetrejectionSuggestionthat youneed to readtheirpublicationSpecrejection(ask for adraft, thenpass)"This istoo nichefor us"Rejectionon aweekend>2 weeksilenceon a pitch"pitchagain!"“This istoobroad…”Form-letterrejectionMore thanoneparagraphin rejectionThirdrejectionfrom anoutletRejectionfrom someoneyou follow onTwitter/followsyou“This haspotential…”Follow-upquestions,thenrejectionGenuinelylovelyinteractionRejectionfrom someoneyou’vemet/workedwith“We’vealreadyassignedsomethinglike this…”Same-dayrejectionThirdrejectionon a pitchDreampublicationrejectiontopicpublished byan in-housewriterThirdrejectionthis week“I’dencourageyou to tryelsewhere…”Get yourname wrongin the replyemailSubtweetrejection

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