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Why Porch Members Should Send Work to SWING Magazine

By

Susannah Felts

One of the big perks of being a part of the larger Porch community is the special treatment you get when you submit work to SWING, our print literary magazine. In this short video chat, SWING Editor-in-Chief Leigh Anne Couch talks with SWING Assistant Editor and Porch Codirector Susannah Felts about those benefits. You don't even have to be a paying Porch Member—but, of course, we hope you are. 😀

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