The Kerth nominees for 2017 are:

Best Super-short (1-10k)

Changing Perspectives- NostalgiaKick
Changing the Game- NostalgiaKick
Clearing the Air- NostalgiaKick
Filtering Out- Susan Young
Innocents- Queen of the Capes
It’s All About Timing- Lieta
It’s Impossible- bakasi
Mirror, Mirror- SciFiJoan
Muddying the Waters- NostalgiaKick
Only a Friend- Queen of the Capes
Tempora Mutantur- Bakasi
The Art of Conversation- Scene 1- VirginiaR
The Case of the Missing Artwork/The Purloined Paintings- Lynn S. M.
The Loser- Lois_Lane_Fan
The Naming of Cats- Lynn S. M.
Veni, Vidi, Vici- Deadly Chakram
Yes or No?- NostalgiaKick
Rising Star- Lynn S. M.

Best Short (11-50k)

1 of 5- Susan Young
A Stark Conversation- Deadly Chakram
Adieu- Susan Young
An Incredible Movie Experience- Deadly Chakram
Countdown- Mouserocks
End of an Era- Terry Leatherwood
Mamihlapinatapei- Susan Young
Summer- Morgana
That Old Code of Ours- Lieta
The Assignment- Deadly Chakram

Best Mid-length (51-200k)

Between the Pages- VirginiaR
Dance With Me- Morgana
Don’t Be Cruel- cuidadora
Mind’s Eye- CLeuch
Superman GO- Deadly Chakram
The Real Me- CLeuch
The Wrong Man- NostalgiaKick

Best Long/Epic (201k+)

A Farmer’s Tale- Deadly Chakram
Airport- Morgana
Ghost of a Chance- AntiKryptonite
Gotham Nights- CLeuch
Krypton’s Legacy- Deadly Chakram
Proposed Ignorance- Deadly Chakram
Winner Takes All- folc4evernaday

Best First Kiss

Airport- Morgana
Don’t Be Cruel- cuidadora
Ghost of a Chance- AntiKryptonite
Mamihlapinatapei- Susan Young
Mind’s Eye- CLeuch
The Loser- Lois_Lane_Fan
The Wrong Man- NostalgiaKick
Winner Takes All- folc4evernaday
Between the Pages- VirginiaR
A Farmer’s Tale- Deadly Chakram

Best Revelation

Airport- Morgana. Lois Lane
End of an Era- Terry Leatherwood. Lex Luthor
Ghost of a Chance- AntiKryptonite. Lois Lane.
Mind’s Eye- CLeuch. Lois Lane.
Muddying the Waters- NostalgiaKick. Lois Lane.
Proposed Ignorance- Deadly Chakram. Lois Lane.
Seeking Friendship- Lieta. Lois Lane.
Superman GO- Deadly Chakram. Lois Lane.
That Old Code of Ours- Lieta. Lois Lane.
The Real Me- CLeuch. Lois Lane.
The Wrong Man- NostalgiaKick. Lois Lane.
Winner Takes All- folc4evernaday. Lois Lane, Dr. Klein.
Krypton’s Legacy- Deadly Chakram. Jor-El, Lois Lane, Bureau 39, Trask, Lana Lang, Ins. Henderson.

Best Supporting/Original Character

Adieu- Susan Young. Cat Grant.
Mind’s Eye- CLeuch. The genie.
Mission on Fifth Street- Cuidadora. Mother Mary Frances
The Case of the Missing Artwork/The Purloined Paintings- Lynn S. M. Patrick Ulysses Nestor.
The Loser- Lois_Lane_Fan. Lucy Lane.
When Churches Come Crashing Down- folc4evernaday. Lucy Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Det. Wolfe, Ins. Henderson
Winner Takes All- folc4evernaday. Lucy Lane.
The Assignment- Deadly Chakram. Mike.
A Stark Conversation- Deadly Chakram. Tony Stark/Iron Man.
Krypton’s Legacy- Deadly Chakram. Jor-El.
Gotham Nights- CLeuch. Matt Owens.
Veni, Vidi, Vici- Deadly Chakram. Lex Luthor.
Fallout-2016-Matchmaker Chronicles Vol1 CG3- KenJ. Morgana.
Airport- Morgana. Gregory Daae.
1 of 5- Susan Young. The Narrator.
Rising Star- Lynn S. M. Barry, Melody.

Best Comedy

Innocents- Queen of the Capes
It’s Impossible- bakasi
The Case of the Missing Artwork/The Purloined Paintings- Lynn S. M.
Tempora Mutantur- Bakasi
Mind’s Eye- CLeuch.

Best Overall Story

A Farmer’s Tale- Deadly Chakram
Airport- Morgana
Ghost of a Chance- AntiKryptonite.
The Wrong Man- NostalgiaKick.
Don’t Be Cruel- cuidadora
Krypton’s Legacy- Deadly Chakram
Ambivalence- Nivafrer
Mamihlapinatapei- Susan Young

Best New Author

Suggs_With_A-Box
Nivafrer

Due to the number of really great stories this year, we had a lot of ties during the nomination process. Voting is going to be hard this year.

Congratulations to all of our nominees! party

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