Details of the Award
The Fraenkel Prize, sponsored by Mr Ernst Fraenkel OBE, joint President of the Library and former Chairman, is awarded for an outstanding work of twentieth-century history in one of the Wiener Library’s fields of interest, i.e. the history of Central and Eastern Europe; Jewish history; the two world wars; anti-semitism; and the ideologies and movements of political extremism and totalitarianism.
Two distinct awards are 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The work must be written in English, French or German and be unpublished in any language at the deadline for submissions.
Amount of money/prize awarded
The prize for entries in Category A is $6,000 and for entries in Category B, the award 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.
The work must be unpublished in any language at the deadline for submissions.
To enter the Fraenkel Prize 2012 please refer to the submission requirements below and send your entry to:
Administrator
The Wiener Library
29 Russell Square
London WC1B 5DP
The closing date for entries is
Monday 30 April 2012.
Submission Requirements:
- Two copies (non-returnable) of the entry, one in manuscript printed double sided and bound, and one on a CD. Entrants may, if they prefer, send their electronic copy as a file attachment to an email.
- A short curriculum vitae accompanying the manuscript, both in hard copy and as an electronic file.
- NB Please state clearly which category of the prize (see above) the manuscript is being entered for.
If you have any queries regarding submission, please email info@wienerlibrary.co.uk.
The Wiener Library is pleased to announce that the Fraenkel Prize in Contemporary History for 2011 has been awarded as follows:
Category A (open to all entrants)Jointly awarded to:
Dr Alexander Korb, University of Leicester, UK:
In the Shadow of the World War. Mass violence by the Ustaša against Serbs, Jews and Roma in Croatia, 1941-45
Dr Josie McLellan, University of Bristol, UK:
Love in the Time of Communism: Intimacy and Sexuality in the GDR The Judges commended the following entry:
Dr Tim Cole, University of Bristol, UK:
Traces of the Holocaust: Journeying in and out of the Ghettos Category B (open to entrants who have yet to publish a major monograph) Jointly awarded to:
Dr Nicole Kramer, Center for Contemporary History Potsdam, Germany:
'Volksgenossinnen' an der 'Heimatfront': Mobilisierung, Verhalten, Erinnerung Edith Sheffer, Stanford University, USA:
Burned Bridge: How East & West Germans made the Iron Curtain
We are delighted to welcome Dr Josie McLellan and Dr Alexander Korb to the Library in January 2012 to present their works. For details of these lectures, and how to book, please see
What's On.