Valdez, Kiara: - Kiara Valdez is an Afro-Dominican writer and graphic novel editor from New York City (shout out to Washington Heights). Her published work includes Marvel's Little Groot, Big Feelings and We Are Groot (both with Wendy Tan), and Dino Ranch: Blitz Breaks Loose (with Shane Clester). She spends her free time reading, writing, and enjoying a long list of other hobbies she can't keep up with.