literary magazine Archives

Spittoon Monthly Rewind!

For March, Spittoon Monthly takes a look back over all the amazing writers who’ve graced our pixels in the past year and a half.

Chinese Literature 中, En

Featured Translation: 叶美 Ye Mei

Ana digs in to find the source of quiet, potential energy in this translation of Ye Mei’s “Anniversary”.

Announcements 中, En

That’s What Spittoon Is

Short documentary film covering one inspiring month in the Spittoon community.

What is Spittoon?

Spittoon is a Beijing-based arts collective that produces events and programming throughout China and publishes Spittoon Literary Magazine, all with the goal of bringing together Chinese and foreign writers, artists, and literary enthusiasts. We host regular literature events every Thursday in Beijing and a music-poetry collab event called Spittunes, as well as events in Shanghai, Xi'an, and Gothenberg, Sweden.

The Spittoon Literary Magazine is a biannual publication dedicated to bringing Chinese writing and art to an English-language audience. Our unique team of Western and Chinese writers seeks out, translates, and publishes China's best, most exciting new voices.