About
Indiecon is a joint effort of independent magazine, book, art print, zine, newsletter, podcast and website publishers from all over the world. The three-day publishing festival is based at Hamburg’s Oberhafen, a former freight yard now creative quarter right in the city centre.
Founded in 2014, Indiecon has since developed into a regular platform for an international scene of publishers – and become an annual destination for visitors from media, arts, book trade and the creative industries. In 2025, more than 150 publishers from over 15 German cities (with strong groups from Hamburg and Berlin) and from 30 countries—including Ukraine, China, the USA, Taiwan, Singapore, Mexico, Nigeria, and many more—exhibited their work at Indiecon.
Indiecon is powered by an ever-growning community of independent publishers who participate as organizers, exhibitors, speakers or hosts for workshops and roundtables. It is put together by brueder coop, a creative cooperative for design, code and content based in Hamburg and Berlin.
We have been deeply involved in digital and printed publications for many years. If you are interested in working with us - or in becoming a Supporter of Indiecon - Feel free to get in touch!
Indiecon was founded in 2014 by Urs Spindler, Malte Spindler, Martin Kaumanns, Philipp Gieseler and Malte Brenneisen.