Call for submissions for the 2026 International Hellenic Prize

Now in its 30th year, the Prize will be awarded once more to an original work, first published in 2026, written in (or translated into) English on a subject relating to, or inspired by, Hellenic civilization, culture, history or literature.

Subjects have always been unrestricted and cover the full spectrum of Hellenism from ancient to modern times. Since its inception in 1996 the Prize has been awarded to books on archaeology, architecture, art, classics, history, literary criticism, religion, social studies, as well as fiction. The IHP seeks to recognize works of originality and excellence in any of these fields which appeal to the educated general reader.

 The bursary of the Prize has been 10,000 GBP since inception.

Over one hundred books are submitted each year and every effort is made to ensure that all important publications in English on Hellenism and Greece are taken into consideration. The winning shortlisted titles are often translated into Greek and published in Greece, thus completing the Anglo-Hellenic cultural objectives which the International Hellenic Prize was founded to support.