Darniqua Bowen is a native of Castleberry, Alabama. She attended Conecuh County Jr. High School for elementary and middle school before graduating from Hillcrest High School in Evergreen, Alabama, in 2013. She went on to earn an Associate's Degree in Liberal Arts from Faulkner State Community College in 2016 and later received her Bachelor of Science in Integrated Marketing Communications from the University of West Alabama in 2018. Darniqua’s love for storytelling was sparked at an early age. As a baby, she underwent major surgery to remove her appendix, which led her to meet Dr. Marsha D. Raulerson. After each appointment, Dr. Raulerson would let her pick out a book—a small gesture that ignited a lifelong passion for reading and eventually inspired her to write her own children's book.