Joseph Wood
Co-Founder, partner, pedagogical son 
Joseph P. Wood is co-founder of Slash Pine Press and author of five chapbooks and two books of poetry–Fold of the Map (Salmon Poetry Ltd. 2012) and I & We (CustomWords 2010). Originally from Philadelphia, PA, Wood now lives in Birmingham, Alabama. His new obsessions are glass blowing and poetry readings in public spaces.

What Slash Pine means to JW: “A singular meritocracy bores me. I want to hear operas to John Cage pieces; I want to go to a Cezanne exhibit one day and then to local folk artist the next. I delight in hearing all sorts of artists–nationally known to high school students, and everyone in between. I co-founded Slash Pine to build a community space where all walks of people are welcome, all imaginative acts are given careful consideration. I co-founded Slash Pine to be in curiosity-driven company.”

Lucas Southworth
Partner, fictional organizer, former spaghetti sauce heir 
Lucas Southworth grew up in Oak Park, Illinois, and holds English and creative writing degrees from Knox College, Iowa State University, and the University of Alabama. He has published stories in numerous journals and his collection of short stories, Everyone Here Has a Gun, has been a finalist for at least one book prize. He has always felt extremely honored to publish chapbooks with the Slash Pine interns.

Brian Oliu
Partner, web-consultant-man, gamer

Brian Oliu is originally from New Jersey and currently lives in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. His work is anthologized in Best CreativeNonfiction Vol. 2 (Norton), Metawritings: Toward a Theory of Nonfiction (University of Iowa Press), and Blurring the Boundaries: Explorations to the Fringes of Nonfiction (University of NebraskaPress). ‘So You Know It’s Me’, a series of Tuscaloosa Craigslist Missed Connections, was released in 2011 by Tiny Hardcore Press.