Get yourname wrongin the replyemailThirdrejectionfrom anoutletSpecrejection(ask for adraft, thenpass)"This istoo nichefor us..."“This haspotential…”"Pitchagain!"Suggestionthat youneed to readtheirpublicationSame-dayrejectionGenuinelylovelyinteraction“I’dencourageyou to tryelsewhere…”Form-letterrejectionMore thanoneparagraphin rejectionTopic laterpublished byan in-housewriterFollow-upquestions,thenrejectionThirdrejectionon a pitch>2 weeksilenceon a pitchDreampublicationrejectionRejectionfrom Twitterfollow/follower“This istoo broadfor us…”Subtweetrejection“We’vealreadyassignedsomethinglike this…”Rejectionfromsomeoneyou’ve metRejectionon aweekendThirdrejectionthis weekGet yourname wrongin the replyemailThirdrejectionfrom anoutletSpecrejection(ask for adraft, thenpass)"This istoo nichefor us..."“This haspotential…”"Pitchagain!"Suggestionthat youneed to readtheirpublicationSame-dayrejectionGenuinelylovelyinteraction“I’dencourageyou to tryelsewhere…”Form-letterrejectionMore thanoneparagraphin rejectionTopic laterpublished byan in-housewriterFollow-upquestions,thenrejectionThirdrejectionon a pitch>2 weeksilenceon a pitchDreampublicationrejectionRejectionfrom Twitterfollow/follower“This istoo broadfor us…”Subtweetrejection“We’vealreadyassignedsomethinglike this…”Rejectionfromsomeoneyou’ve metRejectionon aweekendThirdrejectionthis week

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