My agent and friend Rochelle Stevens, who ran her own successful literary agency for 40 years, has died of cancer, aged 73.
Rochelle represented writers and directors in screenwriting, radio and the theatre, and was well known as huge fun and a tough negotiator. For those lucky enough to be her clients, she was their greatest champion, fiercely protective and an enthusiastic, encouraging and always honest first reader. She showed as much care and dedication for smaller passion projects as she did for commercial big hitters.
