SubtweetrejectionMore thanoneparagraphin rejection“This haspotential…”DreampublicationrejectionGenuinelylovelyinteractionRejectionfrom Twitterfollow/followerRejectionon aweekend"This istoo nichefor us...""Pitchagain!"Specrejection(ask for adraft, thenpass)Topic laterpublished byan in-housewriter“I’dencourageyou to tryelsewhere…”Form-letterrejectionFollow-upquestions,thenrejection“We’vealreadyassignedsomethinglike this…”Rejectionfromsomeoneyou’ve met“This istoo broadfor us…”Thirdrejectionon a pitchThirdrejectionthis weekThirdrejectionfrom anoutletSame-dayrejectionGet yourname wrongin the replyemailSuggestionthat youneed to readtheirpublication>2 weeksilenceon a pitchSubtweetrejectionMore thanoneparagraphin rejection“This haspotential…”DreampublicationrejectionGenuinelylovelyinteractionRejectionfrom Twitterfollow/followerRejectionon aweekend"This istoo nichefor us...""Pitchagain!"Specrejection(ask for adraft, thenpass)Topic laterpublished byan in-housewriter“I’dencourageyou to tryelsewhere…”Form-letterrejectionFollow-upquestions,thenrejection“We’vealreadyassignedsomethinglike this…”Rejectionfromsomeoneyou’ve met“This istoo broadfor us…”Thirdrejectionon a pitchThirdrejectionthis weekThirdrejectionfrom anoutletSame-dayrejectionGet yourname wrongin the replyemailSuggestionthat youneed to readtheirpublication>2 weeksilenceon a pitch

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