Blog Tag - Literature

Join Zuo Fei for Her Book Launch Tomorrow (Feb 29)
Zuo Fei, or Sophie as she is known by her English name, wears many hats: essayist, poet, translator, writer and more. She has recently published her...
Spittoon Turns Eight Plus Eighth Issue of Spittoon Literary Magazine Launched
It has been a long time coming but Spittoon Literary Magazine Issue Eight is here. Plus this year the magazine launch has been perfectly coordinated...
Join Poet Ed Steele’s Second Book Launch This Weekend (May 20)
Beijing-based Australian poet Ed Steele will be launching his second book, titled 24 SEASONS, this coming Saturday (May 20) at 4corners. Steele is a...
Mandarin Monday: Roaring Iron? Foot Long Jade? How Ancient Chinese Named Their Cats
Although the cat was domesticated after the dog and is seemingly more independent and aloof than their rival, cat worshippers the world over can't...
With Spittoon Finally Able to Hold Events Again, Here’s a Little Bit of Background on the Literary Group
Literary fans of Beijing, it is time to celebrate! Spittoon is back with their first live reading event since Beijing’s semi-lockdown put an end to...
Camera Stylo, the Hutong Bar Shaping Our Beijing Lives
I think we can all agree that it is no small feat to stay put for long in Beijing. Take Camera Stylo at 64 Dongsishiyitiao, for example. This quaint...
Here's Your Beijing Spring Reading List
Hopefully, you had a lovely Qingming holiday enjoying time with friends or the blossoming flowers under a beautiful spring sky. There's an old...
Beijing Lights: Life Is Like Gambling
This post is part of an ongoing series by the Spittoon Collective that aims to share some of the voices that make up Beijing’s 21.7 million humans....
Spittoon Dives Into Truth With the Launch of Its New Non-Fiction Night, Sep 20
Last month, Beijing bade farewell to Mathew Byrne, founder of the Spittoon collective, the city’s premier grassroots literary magazine and community...
Confessing Your Love on Qixi? Choose Your Lines Wisely
As you may have heard, it's that lovey-dovey time of year again. Yes, I am talking about Qixi, the Chinese Valentine’s Day. Besides treating your...
Spittoon Presents: The Unicorn King
Spittoon Monthly presents “The Unicorn King,” by Jordan Dotson, whose wild and witty prose will take you to a truly special place, a certain village...
Join Beijing Light to Look into the Lives of Those Who Are Often Not Seen
Dedicated to bringing contemporary Chinese writing to an English-language audience, Spittoon Collective has gone on to become one of the key players...
Spittoon Presents: Night and the Pickle
This work of fiction is provided by our content partners Spittoon Collective. You can read more content just like this from Beijing's creative...
4th EU-China Literary Festival
Today marks the launch of the fourth EU-China Literary Festival, a celebration of Chinese and European culture, authors, and books that will feature...
Sly Gingkoes and the Global Bully Language: Featured Poetry Translation
With temperatures still firmly below zero, there’s no better poem to comment on than Li Haipeng’s ‘Winter Monogatari’, translated by Henry Zhang....