Nominations open for the 2026 Hans Rosenberg Book Prize of the Central European History Society

The Central European History Society is pleased to invite nominations for the 2026 Hans Rosenberg Book Prize. The prize recognizes the best book in Central European History published by a North American Scholar.  The 2026 competition is limited to books with a 2025 copyright. Deadline for submissions: June 1, 2026.

The phrase “Central European” is understood to include all German-speaking countries as well as territories previously included within the German or Habsburg empires. Books that focus on the period after 1945 in Eastern Europe will need to engage with “German” and/or “Austrian” questions to be considered as “Central European” (rather than “Eastern European”). The current prize amount is $1,000.

Only books of a high scholarly quality should be nominated. Research accuracy, originality and literary merit are important factors in the review of the nominated monographs. Translations, edited collections, anthologies, memoirs and books that have been previously published will not be considered. Nomination submissions may be made by an author or a publisher. Publishers may submit as many entries as they wish.

To nominate a book, please send an email with the full publication information for each title to: RosenbergPrize@centraleuropeanhistory.org. Upon receipt of this email, the nominator will be sent the prize committee’s contact information.

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, the submission will need to be arranged in advance with the committee members.

Please note: All entries must be postmarked by June 1, 2026 to be eligible for the 2026 competition. Entries will not be returned. The prize winner will be announced on the CEHS website in early December 2026 and recognized during the Society’s business meeting at the January 2027 AHA annual meeting in New Orleans.

Questions about the prize and eligibility may be directed to RosenbergPrize@centraleuropeanhistory.org.