Iran Open Publishing Group was founded in 2006 with the aim at publishing works of Iranian and Afghan writers in Farsi or other languages without boarders. The Group was inaugurated in a joint action with the Else-Lasker Schüler Society and the Exil-Archiv based in Wuppertal with a strong commitment to writers’ empowerment.

Iran Open Publishing Group is acknowledged by the National Library of Sweden / Swenska ISBN Centralen.

The Group is organized in various editorials, which involve the writers not only with their own works but also as reviewers and editors on others’ works. Each of the editorials follows an own editorial program, which outlines its framework of operation.

From its early days the Group has also established a strategic anticensorship plan, which enables to develop and implement innovative tools, technologies and tactics to eliminate direct and indirect censorship by governments or other societal forces in order to ensure almost worldwide distribution and reach of our readers as well as maintaining liberty of expression and security of our writers. Our portfolio emphasises the value of forbidden or censorable fiction and non-fiction. This portfolio and our exceptional way of distribution, clearly pronounce our love for liberty and freedom of expression.

Furthermore the economic independency of the Group helps to establish a powerful platform for Farsi writers.

As a major principle the Group publishes only own direct investment: Writers do not – and can not – pay for publishing their books with us economic independency allows our writers and editors in chief to completely focus on quality.

With an estimated reach of worldwide 10000 readers, including Iran, the Group aims at growing on both fronts: developing its global readers’ community on one side and attracting new talents on the other side.

Nevertheless, we aim at strengthening our forces and growing fast by inviting established writers to join the Group, also discovering new talents and reaching more isolated and off-shore readers.