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Sine Theta Magazine is an international quarterly print creative arts magazine by and for the Sino diaspora. Est. 2016. http://patreon.com/sinetheta
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September 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Sine Theta Magazine is a print creative arts magazine by and for the Sino diaspora. Consider supporting us at patreon.com/sinetheta or get in touch at sinethetamag@gmail.com about a one-off donation.
sinθ is committed to creating a platform that celebrates the voices of talented Sino visual artists and writers.
Our work is made possible thanks to our Patreon subscribers. If you can, please consider supporting us at patreon.com/sinetheta
Our work is made possible thanks to our Patreon subscribers. If you can, please consider supporting us at patreon.com/sinetheta
August 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
sinθ is committed to creating a platform that celebrates the voices of talented Sino visual artists and writers.
Our work is made possible thanks to our Patreon subscribers. If you can, please consider supporting us at patreon.com/sinetheta
Our work is made possible thanks to our Patreon subscribers. If you can, please consider supporting us at patreon.com/sinetheta
Front cover by Elisha Zhao. Back cover by JESS HUAN HU.
August 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Front cover by Elisha Zhao. Back cover by JESS HUAN HU.
Thank you to all our contributors for sharing your work with us!
August 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Thank you to all our contributors for sharing your work with us!
— Fiction contest winner Vicki Xu experiments with the fleeting innocence of childhood in “Haven” accompanied by illustration by staff contributor Juliette J Wu.
August 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
— Fiction contest winner Vicki Xu experiments with the fleeting innocence of childhood in “Haven” accompanied by illustration by staff contributor Juliette J Wu.
— Poetry contest winner Zixuan (Angel) Xin charts the waters of devotion and sacrifice in “沉鱼.”
August 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
— Poetry contest winner Zixuan (Angel) Xin charts the waters of devotion and sacrifice in “沉鱼.”
This year’s annual writing contest was judged by Muriel Leung (poetry) and Weike Wang (fiction).
August 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
This year’s annual writing contest was judged by Muriel Leung (poetry) and Weike Wang (fiction).
— @isabel.li creates a tableau of queer intimacy and cosmic presence; another of their illustrations paints a DJ in pulsing energy and vibrant colors.
August 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
— @isabel.li creates a tableau of queer intimacy and cosmic presence; another of their illustrations paints a DJ in pulsing energy and vibrant colors.
— Art from Elisha Zhao blends whimsical adornment and innocence; Chaoming Zheng assembles copper etching plates to form a makeshift cartography in “Palimpsest.”
August 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
— Art from Elisha Zhao blends whimsical adornment and innocence; Chaoming Zheng assembles copper etching plates to form a makeshift cartography in “Palimpsest.”
— Rona Luo traces the trajectory of survival in the poem “my life as silver”; Marisa Lin conjures a luminous joy that subsumes grief in a poem dedicated to Natalia Smut.
August 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
— Rona Luo traces the trajectory of survival in the poem “my life as silver”; Marisa Lin conjures a luminous joy that subsumes grief in a poem dedicated to Natalia Smut.
— New poems from JoAnna Mak, Chelsea Zhu, and Dylan Tran intertwine memory, nostalgia, and self.
— Poet Juliana Chang meditates on artistic fame from the perspective of the path not taken.
— Poet Juliana Chang meditates on artistic fame from the perspective of the path not taken.
August 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
— New poems from JoAnna Mak, Chelsea Zhu, and Dylan Tran intertwine memory, nostalgia, and self.
— Poet Juliana Chang meditates on artistic fame from the perspective of the path not taken.
— Poet Juliana Chang meditates on artistic fame from the perspective of the path not taken.
— Emma Kexin Wang’s “Mosquito Bites” explores life changes and the process of settling into a new normalcy.
— Sarah Chin’s speculative fiction examines glory and loneliness; Sui Wang turns to burnout and art in “Appetizer,” a story seeped with existential undertones.
— Sarah Chin’s speculative fiction examines glory and loneliness; Sui Wang turns to burnout and art in “Appetizer,” a story seeped with existential undertones.
August 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
— Emma Kexin Wang’s “Mosquito Bites” explores life changes and the process of settling into a new normalcy.
— Sarah Chin’s speculative fiction examines glory and loneliness; Sui Wang turns to burnout and art in “Appetizer,” a story seeped with existential undertones.
— Sarah Chin’s speculative fiction examines glory and loneliness; Sui Wang turns to burnout and art in “Appetizer,” a story seeped with existential undertones.
— Editor-in-chief Jiaqi Kang profiles Yaya, a Chinese French artist, filmmaker, and creative facilitator; together, they discuss somatic awareness and its intersection with art.
August 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
— Editor-in-chief Jiaqi Kang profiles Yaya, a Chinese French artist, filmmaker, and creative facilitator; together, they discuss somatic awareness and its intersection with art.
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In the issue:
— Staff contributor Chi S. Tsu meets with London-based embroidery artist Nicole Chui to talk about embroidery collages, football, and heritage.
In the issue:
— Staff contributor Chi S. Tsu meets with London-based embroidery artist Nicole Chui to talk about embroidery collages, football, and heritage.
August 25, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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In the issue:
— Staff contributor Chi S. Tsu meets with London-based embroidery artist Nicole Chui to talk about embroidery collages, football, and heritage.
In the issue:
— Staff contributor Chi S. Tsu meets with London-based embroidery artist Nicole Chui to talk about embroidery collages, football, and heritage.
Thank you to all our wonderful contributors for sharing your work with us ❤️
Sine Theta is a volunteer-run publication. We are dedicated to keeping submissions free and paying contributors an honorarium. If you can, please consider supporting us: patreon.com/sinetheta
Cover by Yan Jiang.
Sine Theta is a volunteer-run publication. We are dedicated to keeping submissions free and paying contributors an honorarium. If you can, please consider supporting us: patreon.com/sinetheta
Cover by Yan Jiang.
May 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Thank you to all our wonderful contributors for sharing your work with us ❤️
Sine Theta is a volunteer-run publication. We are dedicated to keeping submissions free and paying contributors an honorarium. If you can, please consider supporting us: patreon.com/sinetheta
Cover by Yan Jiang.
Sine Theta is a volunteer-run publication. We are dedicated to keeping submissions free and paying contributors an honorarium. If you can, please consider supporting us: patreon.com/sinetheta
Cover by Yan Jiang.
@catwei.bsky.social’s poems “Catalog of Oceanic Desire” and “At Last It Was Just Us” burst with vivid imagery.
Short fiction by Vic Xu explores the push and pull between nature and urbanization.
Short fiction by Vic Xu explores the push and pull between nature and urbanization.
May 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
@catwei.bsky.social’s poems “Catalog of Oceanic Desire” and “At Last It Was Just Us” burst with vivid imagery.
Short fiction by Vic Xu explores the push and pull between nature and urbanization.
Short fiction by Vic Xu explores the push and pull between nature and urbanization.
New poetry by Katherine Oung and Lydia Wei evokes ghosts and AI girlfriends; moving poems by Chrystal Ho and Jack Xi speak to ecological devastation.
“代臆 I Wrote Not From Muroday to Warnight” by Cela Xie and “神主牌 (Spirit Tablet)” by Alan Tran deftly entwine poetic form with content.
“代臆 I Wrote Not From Muroday to Warnight” by Cela Xie and “神主牌 (Spirit Tablet)” by Alan Tran deftly entwine poetic form with content.
May 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
New poetry by Katherine Oung and Lydia Wei evokes ghosts and AI girlfriends; moving poems by Chrystal Ho and Jack Xi speak to ecological devastation.
“代臆 I Wrote Not From Muroday to Warnight” by Cela Xie and “神主牌 (Spirit Tablet)” by Alan Tran deftly entwine poetic form with content.
“代臆 I Wrote Not From Muroday to Warnight” by Cela Xie and “神主牌 (Spirit Tablet)” by Alan Tran deftly entwine poetic form with content.
Yuyang (Lily) Wei’s oil paintings “Flavours of Exile” and “Study of Tapirs” play with perspectives and the interconnection between animals and urban living.
Naomi Maya Leung infuses cyanotype photography of plant shadows with personal lineage and rites of connection.
Naomi Maya Leung infuses cyanotype photography of plant shadows with personal lineage and rites of connection.
May 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Yuyang (Lily) Wei’s oil paintings “Flavours of Exile” and “Study of Tapirs” play with perspectives and the interconnection between animals and urban living.
Naomi Maya Leung infuses cyanotype photography of plant shadows with personal lineage and rites of connection.
Naomi Maya Leung infuses cyanotype photography of plant shadows with personal lineage and rites of connection.
Digital artwork from Staff Contributor Juliette J Wu conjures urban abundance with intricate textures and stark lines.
Starr Jiang’s “Migrant Matter” captures rhythms of loneliness and strength in a singular figure; Yan Jiang’s “Self Portrait” evokes a whirl of gouache landscapes.
Starr Jiang’s “Migrant Matter” captures rhythms of loneliness and strength in a singular figure; Yan Jiang’s “Self Portrait” evokes a whirl of gouache landscapes.
May 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Digital artwork from Staff Contributor Juliette J Wu conjures urban abundance with intricate textures and stark lines.
Starr Jiang’s “Migrant Matter” captures rhythms of loneliness and strength in a singular figure; Yan Jiang’s “Self Portrait” evokes a whirl of gouache landscapes.
Starr Jiang’s “Migrant Matter” captures rhythms of loneliness and strength in a singular figure; Yan Jiang’s “Self Portrait” evokes a whirl of gouache landscapes.
For our student spotlight, Junior Editor Erika Jing chats with JESS HUAN HU about their attention to colors and understanding the world and lived experiences through art-making.
May 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
For our student spotlight, Junior Editor Erika Jing chats with JESS HUAN HU about their attention to colors and understanding the world and lived experiences through art-making.
Editor-in-chief Jiaqi Kang sits down with Chinese Artists and Organizers (CAO) Collective 离离草 co-directors huiyin zhou and Laura Du. They discuss art as a form of political organizing, the personal legacies of interconnectedness, and centering creative practices around rituals of care.
May 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Editor-in-chief Jiaqi Kang sits down with Chinese Artists and Organizers (CAO) Collective 离离草 co-directors huiyin zhou and Laura Du. They discuss art as a form of political organizing, the personal legacies of interconnectedness, and centering creative practices around rituals of care.
Senior Editor Yue Chen chats with Madeleine Thien about Thien’s forthcoming novel The Book of Records and cultural histories, memories, and the artist’s responsibility to protest.
May 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Senior Editor Yue Chen chats with Madeleine Thien about Thien’s forthcoming novel The Book of Records and cultural histories, memories, and the artist’s responsibility to protest.