NoNieqa Ramos spent her childhood in the Bronx, where she started her own publishing company and sold books for twenty-five cents until the nuns shut her down.

With the support of her single father and her tias, she earned dual Masters degrees in creative writing and education at the University of Notre Dame.

As a teacher, she has dedicated herself to bringing gifted-and-talented education to minority students and expanding access to literature, music, and theatre for all children. A frequent foster parent, NoNieqa lives in Ashburn, Virginia, with her family.