Hey guys!

Yep, it's that time of the year again… snow, cold, winter… and Kerth Awards! hyper hyper hyper

No change in the Kerth Committee, we're the same team as last year, ready to make the whole ceremony rock yet another year, with the help of all the FoLCs who dedicate their time and energy to making the whole event even more fun. clap clap clap

2008 schedule

Nominations will run from February 16 to March 2, midnight EST. The official ballot will be released on March 10 at the latest (time for Yvonne and me to count your noms!)

Voting will run from March 22 to March 31, midnight EST.

The ceremony will take place on IRC on Saturday, April 5. We're still discussing the time for the ceremony and will post an announcement regarding that in due time: this year indeed, the ceremony might start a couple of hours earlier than usual, since your ageing wink European coordinator has a very hard time staying awake between midnight and 4 am.

2008 categories

No change from the 2007 list:

Best Super Short (1-10k): Very short stories.

Best Short Story (11-50k): Short stories of any subject or tone.

Best Waffy Story (1-50k): Short, mainly light stories intended to give the reader a Warm and Fuzzy Feeling. No A-plots.

Best Comedy: Generally short stories where the main purpose is to amuse.

Best Mid-Length Story (51-200k): Mid-length stories of any subject or tone.

Best Revelation Story: Stories which contain a revelation about Clark being Superman. The person finding out can be Lois or any other character.

Best Episode Adaptation: Stories which alter the events of, or start from some point in, a particular episode. Includes adaptations, continuations, and rewrites.

Best Drama: Stories which focus on a series of exciting or suspenseful events. Stories can be similar in tone and balance to the show's episodes, or tackle a more serious subject matter, and will generally, though not always, contain a significant A-plot. No size restrictions.

Best Alternate Universe / Elseworlds Story: Stories which feature parallel universes (including the Alt World that was introduced on the show), or stories in which the author has made major changes (such as time, place and/or nature of the characters) before where the series started in the Pilot. Cross-overs and Next Generation stories would also fit in this category. No size restrictions.

Best Original / Supporting Character: Rewards a special character from stories which strongly highlight a supporting character from the series or creates a new, interesting character that plays an important role in the story. No size restrictions. (Sorry, but versions - no matter how altered - of Clark or Lois do not qualify as Original or Supporting Characters)

Best New Author: Limited to authors who first published their Lois & Clark stories in the past year.

Best Overall Story: A story of any type that is outstanding overall. No size restrictions.

More information is available at the official Kerth Website , which will be updated with all the relevant information in the next few days. There, you will find the FAQ, the list of eligible stories and new authors, the list of categories and so much more. And if there’s still a question we haven’t answered, feel free to email us at kcom07@lcficmbs.com. We’ll be happy to help you!

The Kerth Committee smile
(Kaethel, Yvonne, Elena, Annette and Tricia.)

- I'm your partner. I'm your friend.
- Is that what we are?
- Oh, you know what? I don't know what we are. We kiss and then we never talk about it. We nearly die frozen in each other's arms, but we never talk about it, so no, I got no clue what we are.

~ Rick Castle and Kate Beckett ~ Knockout ~