About Codorus Press
The Principals
The authors, editors, designers, marketers and artists who help make up the Codorus continuum.
Wayne Lockwood is a 20-year veteran of the newspaper
business, collector of rare beat poet manuscripts and book designer for noted authors such as Amiri Baraka. He lives in New York City, where he is the guiding force of Codorus Press and the author of Acid Indigestion Eyes:Collected Essays and Musings on Generation X.
Scott B. Pruden is also a 20-year veteran of the newspaper business, and since
2004 has worked as a freelance writer for newspapers, magazines and corporate clients. He is the author of Immaculate Deception, the first title from Codorus Press.
Tracy Vogel was a newspaper and magazine writer for 15 years. S
he works for the Space Telescope Science Institute and the award-winning HubbleSite, online home of the Hubble Space Telescope, in Maryland.
Tom Joyce is a veteran of more than 20 years in newspaper journalism who has worked as a reporter, copy editor, designer and video blogger. Not only is Tom an
accomplished reporter and editor, but he's our own bar stool development editor and gonzo video production specialist, bringing his incomparable (and slightly scary) wit to Codorus. He's the author of the forthcoming Codorus Press title, The Freak Foundation Operative's Report.
C.E. Martin is an accomplished artist and graphic designer who has worked in a variety of media, including comics, sculpture and children's books.
Kent Richmond has inhabited the worlds of print media, marketing and miscellaneous theatrics for more than 20 years, making him a perfect fit as our Minister of Information.
Wayne Lockwood is a 20-year veteran of the newspaper
business, collector of rare beat poet manuscripts and book designer for noted authors such as Amiri Baraka. He lives in New York City, where he is the guiding force of Codorus Press and the author of Acid Indigestion Eyes:Collected Essays and Musings on Generation X.Scott B. Pruden is also a 20-year veteran of the newspaper business, and since
2004 has worked as a freelance writer for newspapers, magazines and corporate clients. He is the author of Immaculate Deception, the first title from Codorus Press.Tracy Vogel was a newspaper and magazine writer for 15 years. S
he works for the Space Telescope Science Institute and the award-winning HubbleSite, online home of the Hubble Space Telescope, in Maryland.Tom Joyce is a veteran of more than 20 years in newspaper journalism who has worked as a reporter, copy editor, designer and video blogger. Not only is Tom an
accomplished reporter and editor, but he's our own bar stool development editor and gonzo video production specialist, bringing his incomparable (and slightly scary) wit to Codorus. He's the author of the forthcoming Codorus Press title, The Freak Foundation Operative's Report.C.E. Martin is an accomplished artist and graphic designer who has worked in a variety of media, including comics, sculpture and children's books.
Kent Richmond has inhabited the worlds of print media, marketing and miscellaneous theatrics for more than 20 years, making him a perfect fit as our Minister of Information.
Codorus Press is a small, independent publishing collective based in Long Island City, N.Y. Its first title, Immaculate Deception, by Scott Pruden, was released in 2010.
Codorus Press takes its inspiration from independent publishers like Lawrence Ferlinghetti (City Lights), Virginia Woolf (Hogarth Press) and Harry Crosby (Black Sun Press).
“We’ve decided to be publishing (and published) geniuses together since we discovered that we have the same skill sets as any publishing house,” says Wayne Lockwood, Codorus founder and self-described shaman of the organization.
The Codorus philosophy is centered on the belief that talented people should
help each other succeed in publishing through their own talents. Members of the collective agree to assist another author with his or her work – including developing and shepherding new works, then participating in the editing and design process at no charge.
In return, those published agree to return the favor for those who have helped them along the way. Beyond writing their individual works, authors also invest “sweat equity” in publishing and promoting their own books. After costs of production are met, all proceeds are their own.
“We approach independent publishing with the same ethos, gusto and guerrilla enthusiasm as your favorite indie band,” Lockwood says.
"Through quality titles, pre-production work and presentation that rivals what the big publishing companies churn out, we hope to strip small, independent publishing of its stigma and give it the same cool cache as indie music.”
Codorus Press is named for the Codorus Creek, which runs through the heart of York, Pa., where all the principals in Codorus first came together as employees of the York Daily Record newspaper.
The Codorus logo is the historic Codorus Furnace, located along the namesake creek, where supporters of the American Revolution manufactured gunpowder to supply the Continental Army as it fought against British rule.
“That element of the creek’s history definitely appealed to us as a group going against the publishing mainstream,” says Pruden, author of Codorus Press’s inaugural title.
“It’s appropriate for us to a symbol of the Revolution for our own cause, because we feel like we’re doing something that takes us into uncharted territory and definitely goes against conventional wisdom.”
There’s another, less glamorous reason for naming the collective after the creek, Lockwood says. The portion that runs through York, he notes, is not known for its positive traits.
“It has a marked ... ‘chocolatey’ consistency thanks to deposits made by the Glatfelter paper mill upstream,” he says. “The rotten-egg stench manages to actually leech through entire buildings, it has that much power - a living funk entity that owns the city.”
But again, the creek and his creation come together in a surprising bit of synchronicity, he says. “Remember your Zen: Everything contains its opposite. That stench is the smell of paper being born.”
Codorus Press takes its inspiration from independent publishers like Lawrence Ferlinghetti (City Lights), Virginia Woolf (Hogarth Press) and Harry Crosby (Black Sun Press).“We’ve decided to be publishing (and published) geniuses together since we discovered that we have the same skill sets as any publishing house,” says Wayne Lockwood, Codorus founder and self-described shaman of the organization.
The Codorus philosophy is centered on the belief that talented people should
help each other succeed in publishing through their own talents. Members of the collective agree to assist another author with his or her work – including developing and shepherding new works, then participating in the editing and design process at no charge. In return, those published agree to return the favor for those who have helped them along the way. Beyond writing their individual works, authors also invest “sweat equity” in publishing and promoting their own books. After costs of production are met, all proceeds are their own.
“We approach independent publishing with the same ethos, gusto and guerrilla enthusiasm as your favorite indie band,” Lockwood says.
"Through quality titles, pre-production work and presentation that rivals what the big publishing companies churn out, we hope to strip small, independent publishing of its stigma and give it the same cool cache as indie music.”
Codorus Press is named for the Codorus Creek, which runs through the heart of York, Pa., where all the principals in Codorus first came together as employees of the York Daily Record newspaper.The Codorus logo is the historic Codorus Furnace, located along the namesake creek, where supporters of the American Revolution manufactured gunpowder to supply the Continental Army as it fought against British rule.
“That element of the creek’s history definitely appealed to us as a group going against the publishing mainstream,” says Pruden, author of Codorus Press’s inaugural title.
“It’s appropriate for us to a symbol of the Revolution for our own cause, because we feel like we’re doing something that takes us into uncharted territory and definitely goes against conventional wisdom.”
There’s another, less glamorous reason for naming the collective after the creek, Lockwood says. The portion that runs through York, he notes, is not known for its positive traits.
“It has a marked ... ‘chocolatey’ consistency thanks to deposits made by the Glatfelter paper mill upstream,” he says. “The rotten-egg stench manages to actually leech through entire buildings, it has that much power - a living funk entity that owns the city.”
But again, the creek and his creation come together in a surprising bit of synchronicity, he says. “Remember your Zen: Everything contains its opposite. That stench is the smell of paper being born.”
