- GOD 99 novel (2018) Almutawassit.
- The Corpse Exhibition: And Other Stories of Iraq (2014) Penguin.Translated from Arabic by Jonathan Wright.
- The Iraqi Christ (2013) Comma Press. Translated from Arabic by Jonathan Wright.
- The Madman of Freedom Square (2009) Comma Press. Translated from Arabic by Jonathan Wright.
- The Shia’s Poisoned Child Poems collection (2016)
- Crossing Martyrs Bridge (2008) short story published in Prospect Magazine: No. 153, December 2008.
- The Book of Wounded Camera (2007) Writings on cinema. Ebook: http://www.iraqstory.com/
- Diving into Existing (2007) correspondence and diaries in collaboration with Adnan al-Mubarak. Ebook: http://www.iraqstory.com/
- Poetic Cinema (2006) collection of articles. Ed. Salah Sarmini, in: Cinema Booklets: Series of Publications for the Emirates Film Competition. Abu Dhabi: Emirates Cultural Foundation.
- Short Films (2005) collection of articles in: Cinema Booklets: Series of Publications for the Emirates Film Competition. Ed. S. Sarmini. Abu Dhabi: Emirates Cultural Foundation.