Annelise Thimme Article Prize
CEHS’s article prize, awarded biennally since 1997, recognizes the best article published on Central European History by a North American scholar. Between 1997 and 2018, the Society’s book and article prize were both named after Hans Rosenberg. But in 2021, the Society decided to rename the article prize to honor Annelise Thimme, a German-born scholar of Wilhelmine and Weimar Germany, who taught at the University of Alberta (Edmonton) between 1968 and 1984 and served as the first female president of CEHS (then known as the Conference Group for Central European History) in 1984.
To view a list of previous winners of the Thimme Article prize click here.
Nominating articles for the Annelise Thimme Article Prize
Note: CEHS is not currently accepting nominations for the Annelise Thimme Article Prize. Nominations for the next prize competition, which will recognize the best article published in 2025 or 2026, will be accepted starting in late March 2027.
The Annelise Thimme Article Prize recognizes best English-language article or essay on Central European history written by a North American scholar during a two-year period.
“Central European history” is understood to include all German-speaking countries as well as areas previously included within the German or Austrian empires. Note, however, that articles with a focus on the period after 1945 in Eastern Europe will need to engage with “German” and/or “Austrian” questions in order to be considered “Central European” (rather than “Eastern European”).
The prize committee will consider journal articles as well as individual essays printed in anthologies or collections (with an imprint date corresponding with one of the two years for the current competition period). Articles and essays published (in English) outside North America are eligible, but reprinted essays, including translations, are not.
Nominations may be made by authors, editors, presses, or third parties.
Questions about the prize and eligibility may be directed to ThimmePrize@centraleuropeanhistory.org.