Specrejection(ask for adraft, thenpass)>2 weeksilenceon a pitch“This haspotential…”“I’dencourageyou to tryelsewhere…”Suggestionthat youneed to readtheirpublicationDreampublicationrejectionRejectionfrom someoneyou’vemet/workedwith“This istoobroad…”topicpublished byan in-housewriter"pitchagain!"Same-dayrejectionRejectionon aweekend“We’vealreadyassignedsomethinglike this…”Form-letterrejectionThirdrejectionthis weekSubtweetrejectionGet yourname wrongin the replyemailMore thanoneparagraphin rejection"This istoo nichefor us"Thirdrejectionfrom anoutletThirdrejectionon a pitchGenuinelylovelyinteractionFollow-upquestions,thenrejectionRejectionfrom someoneyou follow onTwitter/followsyouSpecrejection(ask for adraft, thenpass)>2 weeksilenceon a pitch“This haspotential…”“I’dencourageyou to tryelsewhere…”Suggestionthat youneed to readtheirpublicationDreampublicationrejectionRejectionfrom someoneyou’vemet/workedwith“This istoobroad…”topicpublished byan in-housewriter"pitchagain!"Same-dayrejectionRejectionon aweekend“We’vealreadyassignedsomethinglike this…”Form-letterrejectionThirdrejectionthis weekSubtweetrejectionGet yourname wrongin the replyemailMore thanoneparagraphin rejection"This istoo nichefor us"Thirdrejectionfrom anoutletThirdrejectionon a pitchGenuinelylovelyinteractionFollow-upquestions,thenrejectionRejectionfrom someoneyou follow onTwitter/followsyou

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