Prizes
The Central European History Society sponsors a book and article prize to recognize outstanding work in Central European history published by North American scholars. The book prize, awarded each year, is named in honor of the pioneering social historian Hans Rosenberg. The article prize, awarded every other year, is named in honor of the historian and first female president of CEHS, Annelise Thimme. For the article prize, essays published in the previous two years are eligible.
Calls for nominations
Hans Rosenberg Book Prize
We are no longer accepting nominations for the current book prize competition (for books published in 2023). Information about the next competition, for books published in 2024, will be announced in late March 2025.
The Hans Rosenberg Book Prize honors the best monograph in Central European history published in English by a North American scholar. “Central European history” is understood to include all German-speaking countries as well as areas previously included within the Habsburg monarchy. Translations, edited collections, anthologies, memoirs, and books that have previously been published are ineligible for consideration for the Hans Rosenberg Prize.
Nominations may be made by an author or by a publisher. Publishers may submit as many entries as they wish. To nominate a book, please send an email with full publication information to: RosenbergPrize@centraleuropeanhistory.org.
Upon receipt of this email, the nominator will be sent contact information for the three members of the prize committee. One copy of each entry must be sent to each committee member and clearly labeled “Rosenberg Prize Entry.” Print copies are preferred; if only an e-copy is available, please contact the committee members beforehand to arrange the submission format.
Members of the 2023 prize committee:
Rebecca Bennette (Middlebury College), Chair
Ke-chin Hsia (University of Indiana)
Britta McEwen (Creighton University)
Please note: All entries must be received by May 31, 2024. Entries will neither be acknowledged nor returned. The award recipient will be announced on the CEHS website in December 2024 and recognized during the CEHS’s business meeting, held in conjunction with the AHA’s 2025 Annual Meeting in New York City.
Questions about the prize may be directed to RosenbergPrize@centraleuropeanhistory.org.
Annelise Thimme Article Prize
The biennial Annelise Thimme Article Prize recognizes the best English-language article or essay on Central European history written by a North American scholar. The prize committee will consider journal articles as well as individual essays from anthologies or collections. Articles and essays published outside North America are eligible, but reprinted essays are not. “Central European history” is understood to include all German-speaking countries as well as areas previously included within the Habsburg monarchy.
Nominations for the current article prize competition (for articles published in 2021 and 2022) have now closed. Information about the next competition, for articles published in 2023 and 2024, will be announced in late March 2025.
Questions about the prize may be sent to ThimmePrize@centraleuropeanhistory.org.