>2 weeksilenceon a pitchSpecrejection(ask for adraft, thenpass)Thirdrejectionthis weekGet yourname wrongin the replyemail"Pitchagain!"Topic laterpublished byan in-housewriterThirdrejectionfrom anoutletForm-letterrejectionFollow-upquestions,thenrejectionRejectionon aweekendMore thanoneparagraphin rejectionGenuinelylovelyinteractionSuggestionthat youneed to readtheirpublicationRejectionfromsomeoneyou’ve metThirdrejectionon a pitch“This haspotential…”Rejectionfrom Twitterfollow/followerDreampublicationrejectionSubtweetrejection“I’dencourageyou to tryelsewhere…”“This istoo broadfor us…”“We’vealreadyassignedsomethinglike this…”Same-dayrejection"This istoo nichefor us...">2 weeksilenceon a pitchSpecrejection(ask for adraft, thenpass)Thirdrejectionthis weekGet yourname wrongin the replyemail"Pitchagain!"Topic laterpublished byan in-housewriterThirdrejectionfrom anoutletForm-letterrejectionFollow-upquestions,thenrejectionRejectionon aweekendMore thanoneparagraphin rejectionGenuinelylovelyinteractionSuggestionthat youneed to readtheirpublicationRejectionfromsomeoneyou’ve metThirdrejectionon a pitch“This haspotential…”Rejectionfrom Twitterfollow/followerDreampublicationrejectionSubtweetrejection“I’dencourageyou to tryelsewhere…”“This istoo broadfor us…”“We’vealreadyassignedsomethinglike this…”Same-dayrejection"This istoo nichefor us..."

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