
Amanda Ulrich
@amandaculrich
Journalist based in Southern California. Contributor to @Guardian / journalism lecturer at @SDSU. Spent past lives reporting in the Caribbean & the UK.
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Great interview here with journalist Eli Saslow by Amanda Ulrich. Via The Sunday Long Read. sundaylongread.com/2024/03/09/eli…

In unusual news from the California desert, I profiled an ultramarathoner as he ran nearly 100 miles around the Salton Sea, all while wearing a gas mask and snowshoes. Find out why someone would take on that grueling journey in my piece for The Guardian: theguardian.com/environment/20…

Check out our latest Q&A with writer Alan Prendergast (Alan Prendergast). He talks to Amanda Ulrich about his recent true crime story detailing the life of one of America’s loneliest prisoners. sundaylongread.com/2024/03/25/ala…


In our latest SLR Behind the Story, Amanda Ulrich has a fascinating chat with one of our favorite young journalists and essayists, @meg_bernhard, who recently wrote one of the most-read SLR picks this year. sundaylongread.com/2024/05/11/meg…

I started writing a story for The Guardian about female taxidermists, and ending up finding a much deeper tale about the thin margin between life and death. As one taxidermist told me: “You have to realize that everyone is going to become flesh and bones." theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

Late to the game on sharing this, but I wrote a story for The Guardian about how aid groups are responding to Biden's new immigration order. Many are worried the order will sow confusion among asylum seekers. One expert called it "devoid of due process." theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

In this SLR Behind the Story with Amanda Ulrich, @TimLoh tells us a little bit more about Birkenstocks. And we unlocked a new term: NATURGEWOLLTES GEHEN ☀️



Look out for our next Behind the Story, released this Friday. Amanda Ulrich talks with Rhana Natour about her story, "Coming to America," featuring 14-year-old Layan Albaz from Gaza. magazine.atavist.com/coming-to-amer…

My latest story for the The Guardian — reporting that included hiking near the U.S.-Mexico border wall with a local nonprofit. From what I saw, a lot has changed in these remote borderlands since I first wrote about the group in 2024. The Sunday Long Read theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m…