Rochelle Stephens writes under R. A. Stephens. She is published in both educational and trade markets and is the publisher at Wombat Books. Her Riz Chester series included The Fingerprint Code which was shortlisted in the Speech pathology awards (2024). She has completed her Masters in Editing in Publishing with a thesis exploring middle fiction for teens. She has been actively involved in every aspect of story development and book production through to bookstore sales, reviewing books, and representing books at bookseller events.

Rochelle can speak as an author or inspire students or aspiring authors in editing and publishing careers. She can share with children what it is like to be an author writing stories with kids or older teens and adults regarding writing or for creative careers.

Rochelle is a psychology, maths, science teacher and lives in country Queensland.