On behalf of the Executive Committee of the International Society for the Study of Narrative, I am delighted to be able to announce that the winner of the Wayne C. Booth Lifetime Achievement Award for 2018 is the distinguished narratologist, cultural theorist, visual-arts critic and film-maker Mieke Bal, of the University of Amsterdam.

She will be receiving her award during the Awards Luncheon at the 2018 annual conference in Montréal, April 21, 2018, and will be honored with a special panel devoted to her work and career.

Please join the Executive Committee in congratulating our colleague Mieke Bal.

Sincerely,

Jan Alber

President, ISSN