Radio silence from adjunct faculty applications
So I am a recent MFA graduate in English who has applied to about 55 adjunct faculty positions to teach college composition/first-year writing. I have been a TA during my MFA and have taught eight semesters of college composition on my own pretty successfully. I was even nominated for an excellence in teaching award in 2025, though I didnt win. I wouldn't say I have an impressive publishing record just yet, but my students tend to really enjoy and benefit from my course. Beyond being a TA, I had some support teaching experience prior to graduate school. Plus, my academic record is very good. However, I literally haven't heard anything back besides a handful of rejections since I started applying to positions in March. The application portal hasn't closed yet for most of these positions but I'm starting to get a bit nervous and am wondering if I have made some sort of mistake. I'm a bit stumped and concerned as to why this is happening. Is this a common experience or should I be looking for another kind of job in the intertim?
Update: thank you SO much everyone for your quick and helpful responses!!!! This is definitely helping me better understand what this whole hiring process is like and the next steps I should take.