Suggestionthat youneed to readtheirpublication>2 weeksilenceon a pitch“We’vealreadyassignedsomethinglike this…”Form-letterrejectionSame-dayrejectionSubtweetrejectionFollow-upquestions,thenrejectionRejectionfrom Twitterfollow/followerDreampublicationrejection“This istoo broadfor us…”Thirdrejectionon a pitchRejectionon aweekendTopic laterpublished byan in-housewriterThirdrejectionthis weekRejectionfromsomeoneyou’ve met“This haspotential…”More thanoneparagraphin rejection“I’dencourageyou to tryelsewhere…”Get yourname wrongin the replyemailThirdrejectionfrom anoutlet"Pitchagain!"GenuinelylovelyinteractionSpecrejection(ask for adraft, thenpass)"This istoo nichefor us..."Suggestionthat youneed to readtheirpublication>2 weeksilenceon a pitch“We’vealreadyassignedsomethinglike this…”Form-letterrejectionSame-dayrejectionSubtweetrejectionFollow-upquestions,thenrejectionRejectionfrom Twitterfollow/followerDreampublicationrejection“This istoo broadfor us…”Thirdrejectionon a pitchRejectionon aweekendTopic laterpublished byan in-housewriterThirdrejectionthis weekRejectionfromsomeoneyou’ve met“This haspotential…”More thanoneparagraphin rejection“I’dencourageyou to tryelsewhere…”Get yourname wrongin the replyemailThirdrejectionfrom anoutlet"Pitchagain!"GenuinelylovelyinteractionSpecrejection(ask for adraft, thenpass)"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. Suggestion that you need to read their publication
  2. >2 week silence on a pitch
  3. “We’ve already assigned something like this…”
  4. Form-letter rejection
  5. Same-day rejection
  6. Subtweet rejection
  7. Follow-up questions, then rejection
  8. Rejection from Twitter follow/follower
  9. Dream publication rejection
  10. “This is too broad for us…”
  11. Third rejection on a pitch
  12. Rejection on a weekend
  13. Topic later published by an in-house writer
  14. Third rejection this week
  15. Rejection from someone you’ve met
  16. “This has potential…”
  17. More than one paragraph in rejection
  18. “I’d encourage you to try elsewhere…”
  19. Get your name wrong in the reply email
  20. Third rejection from an outlet
  21. "Pitch again!"
  22. Genuinely lovely interaction
  23. Spec rejection (ask for a draft, then pass)
  24. "This is too niche for us..."