Thirdrejectionthis weekRejectionfrom Twitterfollow/follower“I’dencourageyou to tryelsewhere…”Dreampublicationrejection“We’vealreadyassignedsomethinglike this…”Same-dayrejectionRejectionon aweekendSuggestionthat youneed to readtheirpublication“This haspotential…”Thirdrejectionfrom anoutletForm-letterrejectionGet yourname wrongin the replyemailSpecrejection(ask for adraft, thenpass)"Pitchagain!"Topic laterpublished byan in-housewriter>2 weeksilenceon a pitch“This istoo broadfor us…”More thanoneparagraphin rejection"This istoo nichefor us..."Thirdrejectionon a pitchFollow-upquestions,thenrejectionGenuinelylovelyinteractionRejectionfromsomeoneyou’ve metSubtweetrejectionThirdrejectionthis weekRejectionfrom Twitterfollow/follower“I’dencourageyou to tryelsewhere…”Dreampublicationrejection“We’vealreadyassignedsomethinglike this…”Same-dayrejectionRejectionon aweekendSuggestionthat youneed to readtheirpublication“This haspotential…”Thirdrejectionfrom anoutletForm-letterrejectionGet yourname wrongin the replyemailSpecrejection(ask for adraft, thenpass)"Pitchagain!"Topic laterpublished byan in-housewriter>2 weeksilenceon a pitch“This istoo broadfor us…”More thanoneparagraphin rejection"This istoo nichefor us..."Thirdrejectionon a pitchFollow-upquestions,thenrejectionGenuinelylovelyinteractionRejectionfromsomeoneyou’ve metSubtweetrejection

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