About

Close-up of a woman with curly hair and a patterned shirt, with her eyes closed and a peaceful expression, outdoors with greenery in the background.

I grew up in a small industrial town in the North of Spain. Despite my initial dream of becoming a translator for the United Nations, life happened; I studied engineering instead and moved to Portugal to complete my first degree. This turned out to be the beginning of a relentlessly high-paced 20+ year professional career, during which I worked in product and project management across several multinational industries, overseeing multi-million-dollar projects and managing brilliant minds. Later, I rediscovered my passion for storytelling and became a full-time writer, focusing on stories heavily inspired by real people exposed to extraordinary circumstances.

My partner, three kids, and two dogs ensure I still can't have either a proper relaxing or a full writing day, but deep down, I wouldn't change it for the world. We all live together in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

As Elena, one of the characters in my debut novel Unwritten, puts it: "Suddenly, everything fell into place, and I knew what I had to do. I had to write. That's why I started again.”

My first novel, Unwritten, was published in July 2026 by Flare Books (Catalyst Press). The Spanish version, Por Escribir, is available since August 2026.

My second novel will be published in April 2027 by Flare Books (Catalyst Press).

Interviews, reviews, podcasts, and videos

PODCAST: Traditionally Self- published with Mica Merrel Rice

From Corporate Engineer to Debut Novelist: Laura Camacho Frias on Writing Unwritten


INTERVIEW: The Madrid Review’s Substack

Laura Camacho Frias and the Stories We Leave Unwritten



BLOG: The Spark, Catalyst Press Blog

Q&A with Laura Camacho Frias, Author of Unwritten