The contest ”Grand Stories. Journalism Awards 2026: The End of the Cold War – 35 Years After” is open for journalists from all countries, freelancers included.
”This year’s edition focuses on the legacy of the end of the Cold War and on the ways in which the events of 1991 continue to shape contemporary politics, societies, identities and international relations”, the organizer, Poland based NGO European Network Remembrance and Solidarity (ENRS) says.
”We are looking for original journalistic works that connect the history of the end of the Cold War with contemporary realities. Eligible formats include reports, feature articles, interviews, personal narratives, podcasts, radio broadcasts, television reports and documentaries”, ENRS mentioned.
Entries may be submitted in three categories
• Written
• Audio
• Audiovisual
The winner in each category will receive a prize of €2,500.
Each participant may submit up to three original works published or broadcast between 1 January and 15 October 2026. All entries must be available in English; works originally produced in another language must be accompanied by an English translation.
Submission deadline: 15 October 2026, 11:59 p.m. CET (Central European Time). Full information, the competition rules and the online submission form are available here.
About ENRS
ENRS is an international initiative dedicated to researching, documenting, and promoting public knowledge of 20th-century European history — with special focus on dictatorships, wars, and resistance to political violence. The Network’s members include Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic, with advisory representatives from Albania, Austria, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
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For more than 20 years of its activities, the ENRS has undertaken and continues to undertake a series of initiatives and actions serving as a space for polyphony – a place where diverse narrations are able to coexist, mutually enriching one another.
The ENRS is led by Director Rafał Rogulski (he worked as a journalist in the early 90s) and Deputy Director Iga Raczyńska.
Picture courtesy of ENRS
