Thomasina Publishing House

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Thomasina Publishing is a boutique publishing house focusing on underrepresented voices who use the craft of storytelling to examine, unpack and uplift the human condition in works of fiction and non-fiction. Founded in 2021, it is based in South Amboy, New Jersey, and named after the late Audrey "Thomasina" King, a Social Worker, Writer, and jazz enthusiast, ahead of her time.

Mrs. King graduated the Philadelphia, PA public school system at the age of fifteen, going on to attend Drexel University, Temple University, and obtaining her Master of Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania. One of the first advocates to speak out about the unhoused, she wrote, "Sheltering the Homeless: Alternatives to Temporary Housing (1988)." She was a well-respected supervisor with employees and client's alike for The City of Philadelphia's Office to Service Homeless Adults where she worked for many years until her retirement.

A trailblazer, Mrs. King was one of the few women in the early-mid 1970's to own a jazz super-club (Stanley Green's) in Center City Philadelphia where jazz greats like Billy Eckstine performed.

At Thomasina publishing house we collaborate with our writers every step of the way on their literary journey, helping to bring out the most from their work. From an idea and rough draft, to editing and publication, Thomasina Publishing helps our authors produce high quality, interesting and entertaining books.

Blazing new paths for underserved and underrepresented writers in the legacy of Mrs. King, who did so, so effortlessly, for so many and without fanfare is what we at Thomasina Publishing strive towards. Keeping our focus steadfast on bringing unheard, marginalized voices forward.

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