Background
Rogers was one of six children, her mother Stella Moore was an actress, while her father worked in the City of London.
Rogers was one of six children, her mother Stella Moore was an actress, while her father worked in the City of London.
She attended Hatherop Castle School in Gloucestershire, but did not go to university.
Her agency, originally Deborah Rogers Limited, was established in 1967. At the end of her life, Rogers was the chairman of Rogers, Coleridge and White. Among the authors Rogers represented were A. South. Byatt, Ian McEwan and Peter Carey.
Earlier in her career she had represented Angela Carter, and (before he joined Andrew Wylie"s agency) Salman Rushdie.
Shortly after the professional breach, Rogers offered Rushdie her second home as a refuge from the fatwā (death sentence) imposed by Ayatollah Khomeini in February 1989. The remote farm in Powys was used by Rushdie during his decade in hiding.
The award was presented by another of her clients, Kazuo Ishiguro, who had been introduced to Rogers by Angela Carter. Rogers died from a heart attack.