Thirdrejectionthis weekSubtweetrejectionFollow-upquestions,thenrejectionMore thanoneparagraphin rejection“This istoo broadfor us…”“This haspotential…”Topic laterpublished byan in-housewriterRejectionfromsomeoneyou’ve metForm-letterrejectionSame-dayrejectionRejectionfrom Twitterfollow/follower“We’vealreadyassignedsomethinglike this…”Suggestionthat youneed to readtheirpublicationThirdrejectionfrom anoutletRejectionon aweekendDreampublicationrejectionGenuinelylovelyinteractionSpecrejection(ask for adraft, thenpass)>2 weeksilenceon a pitch"Pitchagain!"Thirdrejectionon a pitch"This istoo nichefor us..."“I’dencourageyou to tryelsewhere…”Get yourname wrongin the replyemailThirdrejectionthis weekSubtweetrejectionFollow-upquestions,thenrejectionMore thanoneparagraphin rejection“This istoo broadfor us…”“This haspotential…”Topic laterpublished byan in-housewriterRejectionfromsomeoneyou’ve metForm-letterrejectionSame-dayrejectionRejectionfrom Twitterfollow/follower“We’vealreadyassignedsomethinglike this…”Suggestionthat youneed to readtheirpublicationThirdrejectionfrom anoutletRejectionon aweekendDreampublicationrejectionGenuinelylovelyinteractionSpecrejection(ask for adraft, thenpass)>2 weeksilenceon a pitch"Pitchagain!"Thirdrejectionon a pitch"This istoo nichefor us..."“I’dencourageyou to tryelsewhere…”Get yourname wrongin the replyemail

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