Wandering Grasses: Castlemaine Zen Record

Thank you for sharing your work with Wandering Grasses: Castlemaine Zen Record. We look forward to the opportunity to engage carefully with your work. Please note:

  • Submissions are open to all members of Castlemaine Zen. If you would like to take up membership, please contact us.

  • Submissions for the first edition will close on 7th December 2025.

Submission Guidelines

Images

  • Resolution: 300-600 dpi

  • File type: JPEG or TIFF (Please save each image as a separate file) 

  • Colour format: CMYK

  • File naming: Your Name.ArtworkTitle.Year

  • Maximum file size: 10MB per file 

Tips for photographing artwork

  • photograph ‘straight-on’ using a steady tripod (check corners are squared in view finder to avoid “keystoning”)

  • take out of frames and/or crop any frame that’s not directly required for the presentation of the image

  • if photographing 3D work, eliminate any background busyness

  • light quality needs to be neutral with no harsh shadows, cloudy day or low-lit corner of a room

  • simple editing; cropping, contrast, with no effects or incidental compressing files. 

  • save an unedited copy of photograph

Text

  • File type: Please save your works as a single document (.doc, .docx, .txt), of no more than 10 pages in length.

  • Poetry: In addition to your Word document, please submit a PDF copy as a separate file. This will ensure any intentional formatting is preserved.

  • Word Count (for short prose): Works under 600 words preferred.

  • File naming: Your Name.Year 

Submission Form