Notes (4/25/08):

We are now reading submissions for our next open issue.

Other Notes:

We are now paying contributors! Contributors, as of Hobart #8, will be paid between $50 and $150, depending total number of printed stories, available funds, etc, but we are guessing most contributors will receive around $100.

Our general aesthetic is that we are looking for stories that we will love, as readers ourselves. We've said in the past that we tend to like quirky stories with subjects like truck driving and mathematics and vagabonding but not really stories that rely too heavily on their quirkiness. We like stories with humor but are not looking for humor pieces. At one point a reader summed up a couple of our stories as "humorous but engaging" and we like how that sounds. Another reader said "literary but not stuffy". We realize no one is trying to do stuffy but, still, we think it was a good assessment. Mostly, we just want to get excited about your story as a reader and hope you will send your best work.

Simultaneous are OK and, in fact, encouraged, though please only send one submission at a time. For short shorts (stories less than 1,000 words), you may send up to 3.

Please send all submissions to submit@hobartpulp.com. The subject must say "print submission" else it will be deleted and any inclusion of other relevant info -- you name, the title of the story, that type of thing -- would probably be helpful, but not necessary. Please attach your story as either a Word or .rtf document. There is no word limit, but stories over 7 or 8,000 words might be pushing it and stories shorter than 1500 might be suggested for the web. Current response time for print submissions is around 1-3 months. If it has been longer than 3, please feel free to inquire.

You can also send your submissions to:

HOBART
PO Box 1658
Ann Arbor, MI 48103

Thanks.

Aaron Burch & Elizabeth Ellen
Editors, HOBART