Ymani Wince

Ymani Wince is an entrepreneur, literacy worker and writer from St. Louis, MO. She is the founder and creator of The Noir Bookshop, a bookstore turned community minded mission. Wince is passionate about Black history and heritage, eliminating book deserts, and all things diy publishing. Through Noir Print Co, Wince's publishing vertical, storytelling and community memory keeping are at the forefront. Her creative practice incorporates zine making to tell stories of family and presence. Wince's writing has been featured in the Washington Post, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Riverfront Times, Manrepeller and several others. When she's not writing or promoting literature, you can find her browsing through books, or spending time with her little dog, Riesling.