The Fraenkel Prize, sponsored by Mr Ernst Fraenkel OBE, joint President of the Library and former Chairman,will be awarded for an outstanding work of twentieth-century history in one of the Wiener Library’s fields of interest, i.e. the political history of Central and Eastern Europe; Jewish history; the two world wars; antisemitism; and the ideologies and movements of political extremism and totalitarianism.

Two distinct awards will be made:

Category A, open to all entrants. The length, not counting references and the bibliography must not be below 50,000 words and not exceed 150,000 words.
Category B, open to entrants who have yet to publish a major monograph. The length, not counting references and the bibliography, must not be below 25,000 words and not exceed 100,000 words.

The work must be written in English, French or German and be unpublished in any language at the deadline for submissions, i.e. May 15, 2008.

The selection will be made by a panel whose present members are Professor Richard Evans, Professor Walter Laqueur, Professor Roger Morgan, Professor Jane Caplan, Professor Peter Pulzer as well as other experts who may be consulted from time to time.

Amount of money/prize awarded:
The prize for entries in Category A is $6,000, that for entries in category B is $4,000.

Restrictions:
The panel reserves the right not to consider any work that falls outside the specified subject areas or exceeds the word limit.


How to apply for the Award:

Manuscripts should reach the PA to the Director, The Wiener Library, 4 Devonshire Street, London W1W 5BH, England, not later than 15th May of each year.

Requirements:

• Two copies (non-returnable) should be submitted, one in manuscript printed doubled sided and bound, and one on a CD (note entrants may, if they prefer, send their electronic copy as a file attachment to an email).
• Please state clearly for which category of prize the manuscript is entered.
• A short curriculum vitae should be included both as hard copy and as an electronic file with the electronic copy of the submitted manuscript.

List of previous winners