laura hunter drago
screenwriter + director + producer

Creating fantasies, thrillers + crime mysteries that center stories about women on the screen and in your earbuds.
ABOUT LAURA

Laura Hunter Drago is a writer & producer in Los Angeles, California. She wrote and produced the Austin Film Festival-winning audio fiction series The Crime at Camp Ashwood, produced the feature film To the New Girl, and the podcast, St. Mary’s School (for Children with the Stigmata) which The Mary Sue placed on a Top 10 List of Horror Podcasts.

Her work focuses on female-led content in the thriller and mystery genres. A former actress, she is passionate about creating work for women in the entertainment industry and fostering an environment of safety and inclusivity on any project she has a hand in. 

Laura works with her two production companies: New Girl Pictures and Dragon Hunter Productions to create work she is passionate about. She is an alumna of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. And, though she now considers herself a retired and recovering actress, she remains a proud SAG-AFTRA member.

LATEST NEWS + PRESS
SELECTED WORKS

The Crime at Camp Ashwood // Spotify

Audio Fiction Series: Desperate to finally solve the decades-old cold case of her best friend’s murder, Margot Ingell returns to the scene of the crime. Will the discovery of a long-lost diary reveal the killer, or will the secret forever remain at the bottom of Camp Ashwood’s lake?

  • Winner, Austin Film Festival
  • #1 Overall Podcast on Coverfly’s The Red List
 

To the New Girl, feature film // Tubi

Feature Film: Ten women attend an open mic night to read letters they’ve written to the new woman in their exes’ life. 

  • Winner, Best Feature First-Time Filmmaker Queen Palm Film International Film Festival
  • Women in Media Parity in Action Badge
  • Available worldwide across a variety of streamers. 

St. Mary’s School (for Children with the Stigmata) // Spotify 

Audio Fiction Series: A group of young women who were sent away to a mysterious boarding school as children because of their stigmatas reconnects in adulthood to learn the truth about what happened to them. 

  • Named one of the 10 Best Horror Podcasts by The Mary Sue
CONSULTING + SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Laura offers consulting services for both writing and production of audio fiction podcasts, as well as a new online course through Udemy called “Bring Your Audio Fiction Podcast to Life.” 

Laura is also available for speaking engagements at conferences, on podcasts, or in classroom settings. She primarily speaks on writing for audio fiction, women in the entertainment industry, and motivational topics about creating your own work as a creative person.

She has been featured on a number of podcasts and will be presenting this summer at the Podcast Movement Conference in Washington, DC. 

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Please note, Laura does not read unsolicited materials.