Hobart (magazine)

Hobart is an American literary magazine that publishes fiction, poetry, interviews, and essays. Founded as an online magazine in 2001, Hobart grew into a biannual print magazine in 2003.^[1] The founding editor was Aaron Burch.^[2] Past issues have been dedicated to topics such as luck, the outdoors, and games.^[3] In addition to print and web content, in 2006 Hobart added a book division (Short Flight/Long Drive Books), with Elizabeth Ellen as editor.^[1] In October 2022, Burch and most of the editors resigned after Ellen published an interview with writer Alex Perez who criticized elitism, "wokeness" and other issues in the literary world.^[4][5][6][7]

Hobart

Hobart 12 cover
Editor	Aaron Burch
Categories	Literary magazine
First issue	2001
Country	United States
Based in	Thousand Oaks, CA
Website	www.hobartpulp.com
ISSN	1544-788X
OCLC	52253587

Several pieces appearing in Hobart have received awards or were selected for anthologies: recent selections include Roxane Gay's story “North Country” and Mike Meginnis' “Navigators” that were selected for The Best American Short Stories 2012 .^[8]

Short Flight/Long Drive Books

Short Flight/Long Drive Books^[9] is an independent small press specializing in the publication of fiction. A division of Hobart, Short Flight/Long Drive Books was founded in 2006 with Elizabeth Ellen as editor.^[10]

Noted publications

• Martin, Chelsea (2013). Even Though I Don't Miss You. Short Flight/Long Drive Books. ISBN 978-0-9896950-0-8.
• Ellen, Elizabeth (2012). Fast Machine. Short Flight/Long Drive Books. ISBN 978-0982530177.
• Stoner, Jess (2012). I Have Blinded Myself Writing This. Short Flight/Long Drive Books.
• Nice, Dylan (2012). Other Kinds. Short Flight/Long Drive Books. ISBN 978-0-9825301-9-1.
• Greenfeld, Karl Taro (2011). NowTrends. Short Flight/Long Drive Books. ISBN 978-0-9825301-5-3.
• Miller, Mary (2009). Big World. Short Flight/Long Drive Books. ISBN 978-0-9749541-8-9.
• Novy, Adam (2010). The Avian Gospels. Short Flight/Long Drive Books. ISBN 978-0-9825301-4-6.
• Lutz, Garielle (2021). Worsted. Short Flight/Long Drive Books. ISBN 978-0-9964949-2-2.