Rochelle Fernandez, Literary Agent

Rochelle Fernandez is a reader and wordsmith with extensive experience in the Australian publishing industry.

An editor for nearly 20 years, she has worked on and project managed manuscripts of fiction, biography, memoir, cookery, current affairs as well as editing copy and messaging for the corporate sector. As one of the first digital editors for an Australian publishing house, she has spent her career so far adapting to and maximising opportunities arising from changes to the traditional business models.

After being an editor for a number of publications, Rochelle was a publisher for Voyager, HarperCollins’s speculative fiction imprint from 2013-17 and is proud to have worked with authors such as Kylie Chan, Traci Harding, Alan Baxter and Mitchell Hogan. She also commissioned authors for Impulse, an ebook only imprint, fostering a community of emerging authors and supporting them from contract to market.

Rochelle joins Alex Adsett Literary in 2021 to continue working with amazing authors. You can also find her as a freelance editor here.

As a literary agent, Rochelle is seeking well written manuscripts of any genre with a compelling premise and three dimensional, interesting characters. Based in Sydney, she is passionate about hearing and seeing diverse stories that represent the wonderful multicultural multifaceted society that comprises Australia. You can submit to Rochelle at rochelle [@] alexadsett.com.au.