Fraenkel Prize in Contemporary History

The Fraenkel Prize, sponsored by the Library’s previous chairman, Mr Ernst Fraenkel OBE, 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; anti-Semitism; and the ideologies and movements of political extremism and totalitarianism.

Two distinct awards will be made: Category A, open to all entrants: the length must not be below 50,000 words and not exceed 150,000 words; and Category B, open to entrants who have yet to publish a major monograph: the length 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 The work must be written in English, French or German and be unpublished at the deadline for submissions.