“This istoo broadfor us…”>2 weeksilenceon a pitch"This istoo nichefor us..."Form-letterrejectionSpecrejection(ask for adraft, thenpass)Topic laterpublished byan in-housewriter“We’vealreadyassignedsomethinglike this…”DreampublicationrejectionGet yourname wrongin the replyemailGenuinelylovelyinteraction"Pitchagain!"Rejectionfromsomeoneyou’ve met“I’dencourageyou to tryelsewhere…”More thanoneparagraphin rejectionThirdrejectionthis weekRejectionfrom Twitterfollow/followerSame-dayrejectionFollow-upquestions,thenrejectionSuggestionthat youneed to readtheirpublication“This haspotential…”Thirdrejectionfrom anoutletThirdrejectionon a pitchRejectionon aweekendSubtweetrejection“This istoo broadfor us…”>2 weeksilenceon a pitch"This istoo nichefor us..."Form-letterrejectionSpecrejection(ask for adraft, thenpass)Topic laterpublished byan in-housewriter“We’vealreadyassignedsomethinglike this…”DreampublicationrejectionGet yourname wrongin the replyemailGenuinelylovelyinteraction"Pitchagain!"Rejectionfromsomeoneyou’ve met“I’dencourageyou to tryelsewhere…”More thanoneparagraphin rejectionThirdrejectionthis weekRejectionfrom Twitterfollow/followerSame-dayrejectionFollow-upquestions,thenrejectionSuggestionthat youneed to readtheirpublication“This haspotential…”Thirdrejectionfrom anoutletThirdrejectionon a pitchRejectionon aweekendSubtweetrejection

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