is a platform for writing from and on art. We facilitate the production and dissemination of research and writing, both contemporary and archival. We believe in slow reflection, in sustainable criticism, and the power of extensive contemplations and considerations - and wish to move away from "actuality" and rushed writings. We are rooted in Grunnen [Groningen], Netherlands and founded by Dinnis van Dijken & Michiel Teeuw in 2024.
You can find us on pixelfed, instagram and contact us at platform.zandbank[at]gmail[dot]com.
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In preparation for the third season of platform zandbank, we are currently open to publication proposals. This is an unpaid opportunity. You can sign up until 27/11/26, 23:59.
who
You can apply if you are:
- Writing on art (criticism, review, art history, interview, curating, essay, etc) or from art (writing as artistic practice, text as part of artistic process, text art and poetry, etc). You do not have to a degree in art or academia to apply. We welcome self-taught applicants.
- Based in a peripheral/marginal place. We want to challenge the pattern in publishing, where colonial metropoles (NYC/LA/London/Paris/Amsterdam/etc) write and publish and the rest of the world buys and reads. This is why we focus our publishing on authors who live in peripheral/marginal places. Do people say "WHERE?!" when you tell about the place you live in? Then it is probably peripheral/marginal. Since our focus for the last issues has been on Groningen city, applicants from other places will receive priority.
- Open to editorial feedback and exchange throughout the development process.
You can also apply as a duo or collective.
what
For this open call, you can submit proposals in the forms of pitches, drafts or manuscripts. It is also possible to send an existing publication (of yours/others) which you want to translate into Dutch or English. We are currently accepting proposals for the streams of zandbank place and zandbank platform.
zandbank place is an ongoing series of artist books dealing with topics like critical ecology, decoloniality, landscape, indigeneity and regionality. This is a curated and edited series with a few restrictions format and theme.
zandbank platform consists of one-off, idiosyncratic publications, taking on alternative formats and approaches. This stream is not bound to a specific theme and receptive to highly experimental formats.
Check out our website to see earlier publications.
finance
As we are a small non-profit initiave with no institutional funding, we are not able to pay authors at this point. We offer editorial guidance, design, printing and distribution across a few bookstores. There are three possible financial structures for publication:
(1) you finance the printing and you receive profits,
(2) we finance the printing and we receive profits (this is used to finance more printing), or
(3) we apply to a publishing fund together to both get paid and split the profits (our part is used to finance more printing).
context
Zandbank is a platform for writing from and on art. We facilitate the production and dissemination of research and writing, both contemporary and archival. We believe in slow reflection, in sustainable criticism, and the power of extensive contemplations and considerations - and wish to move away from "actuality" and rushed writings. We are rooted in Grunnen [Groningen], Netherlands and founded by Dinnis van Dijken & Michiel Teeuw in 2024.
timeline
27 Nov '26 23:59 CET
submission deadline
Dec '26 - Jan '27
reviewing submissions + sharing results
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Feb-Nov '27
developing the publications
Use this form to sign up before 27/11/26, 23:59 CET.