About

F. Amanda Tugade is a journalist whose work has been featured in Chicago Reader, Chicago Magazine, the Chicago Defender and several local publications like Shaw Media, 22nd Century Media and Pioneer Press. She also completed a fellowship with City Bureau, a nonprofit civic media organization based in Chicago, and is a two-time Peter Lisagor Award winner.

When not on assignment, catch Amanda reading her poems at an open mic night, spending time at her favorite record stores, avoiding mosh pits at punk shows or eating ramen.