Kiara Valdez

Kiara Valdez is an Afro-Dominican writer and graphic novel editor from New York City (shout out to Washington Heights). She graduated from Williams College with a double major in English Literature and Japanese, and spends her free time reading, writing, and enjoying a long list of other hobbies she can't keep up with. She writes graphic novels, pictures books, and story books that include titles such as Dear Dad (with Jay Jay Patton and Markia Jenai, Marvel's Little Groot, Big Feelings and We Are Groot (both with Wendy Tan), Mami's Magic Words (with Richy Sánchez Ayala), and Stepping Up (with Diana Tsai Santos).