Laura Hunter Drago is a writer & producer in Los Angeles, California who was recently named one of the Austin Film Festival’s “25 Screenwriters to Watch in 2025.” She is a Film Independent Project Involve Writing Fellow and recipient of the Sony Pictures Entertainment Fellowship.

After growing up as a painfully shy child in rural Virginia, Laura found her voice through storytelling. Her writing often centers on female protagonists as they find their voices in thrillers and fantasies. Her latest project–the comedic thriller TRAD WIFE–is expected to premiere in 2026. 

Laura’s screenwriting has won the Austin Film Festival and the WeScreenplay Short Script Lab, among other accolades. As a former actress, she is passionate about creating exciting roles for women and fostering an environment of safety and inclusivity on any project she has a hand in. 

Laura wrote and produced the Webby Award Honoree audio fiction series THE CRIME AT CAMP ASHWOOD, produced the feature film recipient of the Women in Media Parity in Action Badge, TO THE NEW GIRL, the Coven Film Festival runner-up animated short THE ECHO, 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. She is a member of the Podcast Academy and was a featured speaker at the Podcast Movement Conference. 

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.