“We’vealreadyassignedsomethinglike this…”Specrejection(ask for adraft, thenpass)Rejectionfromsomeoneyou’ve metThirdrejectionthis weekThirdrejectionon a pitchGet yourname wrongin the replyemail>2 weeksilenceon a pitch“This haspotential…”Thirdrejectionfrom anoutletSuggestionthat youneed to readtheirpublicationDreampublicationrejectionMore thanoneparagraphin rejectionRejectionon aweekend“I’dencourageyou to tryelsewhere…”Subtweetrejection"This istoo nichefor us..."Same-dayrejectionFollow-upquestions,thenrejection“This istoo broadfor us…”Rejectionfrom Twitterfollow/followerGenuinelylovelyinteraction"Pitchagain!"Form-letterrejectionTopic laterpublished byan in-housewriter“We’vealreadyassignedsomethinglike this…”Specrejection(ask for adraft, thenpass)Rejectionfromsomeoneyou’ve metThirdrejectionthis weekThirdrejectionon a pitchGet yourname wrongin the replyemail>2 weeksilenceon a pitch“This haspotential…”Thirdrejectionfrom anoutletSuggestionthat youneed to readtheirpublicationDreampublicationrejectionMore thanoneparagraphin rejectionRejectionon aweekend“I’dencourageyou to tryelsewhere…”Subtweetrejection"This istoo nichefor us..."Same-dayrejectionFollow-upquestions,thenrejection“This istoo broadfor us…”Rejectionfrom Twitterfollow/followerGenuinelylovelyinteraction"Pitchagain!"Form-letterrejectionTopic laterpublished byan in-housewriter

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