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The Kerth Committee has finished going through all the nominations sent in by you FoLCs, and we are proud to announce the nominees for the 2005 Lois & Clark Fanfic Kerth Awards! (A couple days early, I might add. We thought you'd enjoy some weekend reading! )

Congratulations to all of those on this year's list of nominees, and a huge thank you to ALL the writers in our fandom, who give all of us so much pleasure in the form of reading. You help keep Lois & Clark alive, and that is a pretty special thing.

Without further ado, here is this year's list of nominees:

Best Super Short

Attack of the Killer Spam by Richard Frantz, Jr.
Best Intentions by Sara
For the Sake of the Story by Sara
Only Yesterday by Wendy Richards
Wedding Day by Nan Smith


Best Short Story

Clark Equals Superman? by Moonshadow
He Said, She Said by Wanda Detroit
Not All Geese Are Wild by Anne Spear
Scrabble by Sam Jackson
Something the Cat Dragged In by CC Aiken
Waiting for Superman by Yvonne Connell


Best WAFFy Story

Barbarians in the Rain by Alicia U.
Every Day's a Holiday When I'm With You by RL
Every Loser Wins by Chris Carr
Let it Snow/Let it Keep Snowing/Let it Snow Forever/Let it Snow, Man by Alicia U.
Ordinary Lovers by Kaylle


Best Comedy

Attack of the Killer Spam by Richard Frantz Jr.
Chi, Beta by Paul-Gabriel Wiener
It's LabRat's Fault Really by Xanabee
Phero-Moan My Lovely by Mary Potts
The Ultimate Mary Sue by Yvonne Connell


Best Holiday/Special Occasion Story

The Best Year Ever by Wendy Richards
The Dark Side of Christmas by Wendy Richards
How I Spent My Christmas Vacation: An Alt-World Story by Nan Smith
Let it Snow/Let it Keep Snowing/Let it Snow Forever/Let it Snow, Man by Alicia U.
Merry Trystmas by Pam Jernigan
What a Difference a Day Makes by Chris Carr


Best Mid-Length Story

A Gift From Shetland by Chris Carr
If I'd Lost You... by Wendy Richards
Investigating Superman by Nancy V. Sont
A Match Made in Chicago by Chris Carr
My Other Secret Identity by Cindy Leuch
The Pet Bet by Erin Klingler


Best Short Revelation Story

If I'd Lost You... by Wendy Richards
My Immortal by Kaethel
My Other Secret Identity by Cindy Leuch
Puppy-Dog Eyes by Wendy
Something the Cat Dragged In by CC Aiken


Best Short Episode Adaptation

My Immortal by Kaethel
Not All Geese are Wild by Anne Spear
Ordinary Lovers by Kaylle
Reluctantly Engaged/Readily Engaged by Bethy
That Blind Sister of Mine by Tank
Wedding Day/Wedding Aftermath by Nan Smith


Best Long Revelation Story

A Gift For Life by StopQuitDont & Jenni Debbage
Rest and Reproduction by Meredith Knight
Twins by Nan Smith
Waking a Miracle by Aria
When the World Finds Out by CC Aiken


Best Long Episode Adaptation

Nightmare by Alicia U.
That Honeymoon Feeling by Meredith Knight
Twins by Nan Smith
Whisper From the Dying by Wendy Richards and Kaethel


Best Alternate/Elseworlds Story

Bolt, from Dubuque by C. Leuch
Damaged by Yvonne Connell
The Late Great Lois Lane by CC Aiken
To Protect and Serve II--The Return of a Superman by Tank Wilson
Without a Superman (Clark Kent's Quest)/Without a Superman (Lois Lane's Quest)/Without a Superman (Superman's Quest) by ML Thompson


Best Original Character/Supporting Character

"Gillian Brooks and Jeff Phillips" in The Butterfly Legacy by Lynn M.
"George" in Damaged by Yvonne Connell
"Winnie Byrne and granddaughter" in A Gift from Shetland by Chris Carr
"Bill Henderson and wife" in Supercop by Nan Smith
"Henderson, Nigel, and Mamba" in To Protect and Serve II--The Return of a Superman by Tank Wilson


Best Dramatic Story

The Butterfly Legacy by Lynn M.
Don't Be a Stranger by Wendy Richards
Waking a Miracle by Aria
When the World Finds Out by CC Aiken
Without a Superman (Clark Kent's Quest)/Without a Superman (Lois Lane's Quest)/Without a Superman (Superman's Quest) by ML Thompson


Best Relationship Story

Eternity Trilogy: Summer Dreaming/ Betrayed/ Finding Freedom by Wendy Richards
A Gift for Life by StopQuitDont & Jenni Debbage
Lois Lane's Diary by Nicole Sullivan
Rest and Reproduction by Meredith Knight
Shape of My Heart by Doc Klein's LabRat


Best New Author

Caryn Dunsmore
Michael Haney
Sam Jackson
Terry Leatherwood
Nancy V. Sont, aka Tipiwoman


Best Overall Story

The Butterfly Legacy by Lynn M.
Damaged by Yvonne Connell
A Gift for Life by StopQuitDont & Jenni Debbage
The Late Great Lois Lane by CC Aiken
Waking a Miracle by Aria
When the World Finds Out by CC Aiken



Congratulations! And happy reading, everyone! Voting starts Saturday, March 19th and goes through Easter weekend, ending Sunday, March 27th at midnight EST. More information on voting will be posted closer to that date.

Thanks to everyone who sent in their nominations this year! We had a great turnout, and I appreciate all your participation! Since these awards are fan driven, we couldn't do any of this without you. Thank you!

Erin, on behalf of the Kerth Committee:
Pam, Kathy, and Annette
kcom@lcficmbs.com

Yay! The nominees are already out!! I'm so excited You did a fine job.
I'm glad to see many of my favourite stories made it to the ballot. I hope to read much more until voting time.

Thanks a lot, Annette, Erin, Kathy and Pam, for doing such a great work!! I hope you're not planning to give it up any time soon.

And now, it's party time!!



Good luck everyone!!!
Cheers,
AnnaBtG.

Congratulations to all the nominees! Great job, everyone!

Tricia

Thanks to the Kerth Committee and congratulations to all the nominees!

Simona

****THUD****

I'm astounded. Thank you, everyone who submitted nominations!

And congratulations to everyone else who received nominations too. I see a number of my favourites from last year on this list, and yet again deciding who to vote for is going to be a complete nightmare. But fun, too!


Wendy (thinking of all those wonderful stories she needs to re-read )

Dang I have a lot to read before I vote. WTG everyone!

Thank you to the K-comm for getting the nominations finalized so quickly! And good luck to all the other nominees! Especially, thank you to everyone who nominated my stories . I am shocked and excited that I was actually nominated this year !

- Laura

I'm astounded, too!

Kaethel

Woohoo - way to go, all you authors!

And many thanks for the nomination for Shape of my Heart.

Now...where's that pin? /me eyes Best Overall in particular and whimpers...


LabRat

Hi,

Congrats to all the nominees and good luck.

A big thank you to everyone who nominated 'A Gift For Life'.

Since it was my only eligible story this year, I'm fairly stunned... but wow!

I'm sure Stopquitdont is thrilled too.

Once again, I'd like to thank the Kerth Committee for all their hard work.

Yours Jenni

Shhhh...darn, you let the cat out of the bag. :p

This means I have to start reading again...a feat I don't have time for this month...but that I will eventually put off other things to, of course, do it...

Anywho, many congrats to all who were nominated; it looks like a great crop of stories this year!

Thanks, K-com!
Jen

I've been staring at this blank reply screen for ages. And try as I might, I can't put the words together well enough.

Thank you.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. I am just knocked down and so thrilled I can't even say.

Congratulations to all nominees. And thank you to K-com for all their work.

And, oh man, thank you for thinking of my stories! You were so very, very generous. More than I deserved.

CC

Huge congratulations to all the nominees and a big thanks to everyone who joined in the nominating process.

Yvonne

Now I really have to download mIRC again. I lost the free version a while ago, so now I have to try and find it again. Attending the ceremony is a must now, eh Tricia?

Congratulations to all other nominees! Yay!

Ursie

Wow, where do I start?? I'm flattered that so many of mine were nominated. Of course, looking at the competition, I know I haven't a prayer, but it's great just to be nominated, so thanks to everyone who liked my stories enough to nominate them and congrats to all the other nominees. It's an honor to be among such a group.

Nan

Congratulations to all the nominees! And good luck at the ceremony to all!

Artemis

Kudos to all, but then given the level of writing in this fanfic there are no bad Lois and Clark stories... well, except those that include young children and pregnancies (did I say that out loud?).

The Kerths are just a bit of fun that the denizens of this fandom like to play with, but I feel nearly all the stories written are deserving of recognition (excepting those mentioned above ).

If the awards provide a reason for someone to do a little extra reading, discovering a few new treasures, that's great. And if they inspire someone to take the plunge and try their hand at a little writing themselves, then the Kerths have truly done their job.

Tank (who feels that anyone who has the courage to put their efforts out there for all to see is a winner)

Speaking for the K-Com, you're welcome Although honestly I think sorting out the shortlist is our favorite part of the whole process You guys didn't make it easy, though, with all those great stories out there!

Congrats to all the other nominees and like Tank said, if this whole shebang inspires anyone to read a little further or start writing, we'll feel it was worth all the effort.

PJ

WOW! Thanks for nominating "He Said, She Said!" What an honor!!! It was a fun piece to write and I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Congratulations to ALL authors--nominated and not nominated. A big thank-you for keeping our favorite characters alive and well (or sometimes not-so-well, as the case may be...)! Good work, everyone!

Thank you, Kerth Committee for all your hard work as well!

--Wanda

What a great surprise it was to find this list out a couple of days early. Thanks, Kerth Committee, for being Johnny-On-The-Spot and getting the noms sorted so quickly. I've now got my reading list all ready to go.

Congratulations to all of the nominees. Really, the voting this year is going to be excrutiating, trying to pick a favorite.

And thank you, too, to everyone who so kindly offered a nomination for my story. Given the quality of stories on this list, it really is an honor.

Happy reading!

Lynn

Congratulations, nominees! As far as I'm concerned, you're all the real winners! Getting nominated is what counts in my book. Actually winning? That's just icing on the cake.

Thanks, K-Comm, for a quick and neat job!

Hazel

Congratulations to all the nominees

And to those who weren't.... there's always a next time. Thanks to everyone for providing this lurker, reader and non-writer fabulous L&C fics

Coming out of the deep, deep depths of Lurkdom to say -

Congratulations to all the nominees!!!!!

Thanks for the nomination and thanks to everyone for their kind words over the past several months. Congratulations to everyone on some great stories I have read and some ones I'm about to.

-Michael

Holy... I was away on business and I found Sara's e-mail in my box to go check the LCFic boards when I got back. Oh my goodness!!! Thank you all so much for the nominations, I am completely floored

Thanks again! This just about made my century, hehe

Just wanted to say a quick congratulations to all the nominees! Voting is going to be tough. A big thank-you to the awesome Kerth committee for all their hard work!

Congrats again, guys, and good luck at the ceremony!

Tracey

Congratulations to all the nominees and kudos to the committee for all their hard work! Got lots of reading to do, looking forward to it!

<gasp>
Thankyou! Thankyou! Thankyou! Thankyou!

Seriously: Thank you (see, Julie? two words ) to everyone who voted for me!

Sweet mother of Shuster, now I have to write a speech!

Wow! Reading through those nominations, I realize exactly how far behind I am on my reading. (Me rubs hands in delight at the idea of the exciting reading which awaits me)

Thanks for the noms. And congratulations to all those who were nominated.

Congrats to nominees!!

P.S. Labby!! Where is the pin?

Hi Erin:
I'm just curious as to why the Nominations aren't up on the Kerth site yet when the schedule of dates said it would be up yesterday. Remember, not everybody who participates in Kerth comes to this site too.

Artemis

Coming in late here to say CONGRATS to all the authors!!

Well deserved!! BRAVO!!

~Liz ==> off to do some reading!

OMG And I see so many favorites, I won't know who to vote for... and a few stories there are now on my immediate to-read list (Wendy's easy read page makes that so much easier though, so thank you, Wendy! )

Okay, back to it

Hi, I'm new and just had to join to reply on this thread.
Yay, I'm so happy so many of my favorites made it! I had forgotten about the Kerths until several days into the nominating process, and spent the last week reading all the eligible fics and evaluating them. It was lots of fun and I discovered some really awesome fics in the process. But wow, I had no idea how long it took to read 200 fics, even speed reading like I do! (thankfully I'd read a few since December, when I discovered the Archive) Especially such long and GOOD ones as some of the above.
Nan, now why do you think you have no chance? Lol, your Wedding series is SO amazing. Probably my favorite of all your stuff.
Jenni, for not having any other eligible stories, A Gift for Life really makes up for it--I thoroughly enjoyed that one--the subject matter was fascinating, as I remember a Reader's Digest article awhile back about a family who had another child to save their eldest daughter.
LynnM, your story was one of the first I read in my long stream, and I was amazed--it is incredible. I really enjoyed it.
Aria, I have to say I loved Waking a Miracle, and am proud to say that I was one of the nominators.
And Wendy, every time I see your name on something I think "oh, this one's going to be good", and I'm never disappointed. When I started reading L&C fanfic, you and Nan quickly became my favorite writers.
But there was SO much good stuff, it was incredibly difficult just to narrow down for nominations, even. I used a 1-4 rating system and rated only the 4s and 3-4s, and even then, I ran into serious probs with finding the best overall 'cause there were just too many 4s! (and the 4s are the ones that just blow me away when I read 'em--absolutely outstanding)
And then voting . . . that was agony. I at least narrowed it down to only those fics I had nominated, but there were still groups of 4 fics I'd have to go through and decide on, which took a long time--I understand LabRat's pain with the Best Overall category, lol. Very very hard--all the authors did such a great job, and it's been incredibly fun to read their handiwork. Thanks for providing readers like me with a chance to visit L&C-dom!

Welcome, Doranwen! It's always great to have new FoLCs around here. And well done getting all those fics read in time for nominating! You've got great taste in reading, too; you've mentioned a number of my favourite writers in your list. And thank you, too, for the lovely compliment.

Hope you enjoy it around here - don't forget to check out the Fanfic folder for new fic. Nan's just finished posting an excellent story called Nuclear Option.

Oh, and if you can make it onto IRC for the Kerth ceremony you'll have a wonderful time. If you need any help getting onto IRC just shout - we'll be happy to talk you through it.


Wendy

Welcome, Doranwen! And fantastic that you're so enthusiastic about the Kerth Awards. We always have a lot of fun this time of the year, and I second Wendy's invitation for you to join us on irc, especially for that special night.

Kaethel

Thanks! I'll probably need the help too--I have never done anything with IRC before.
L&C fanfic is a lifesaver to a speed-reader like me. The main difficulty with reading things quickly is that they are soon done--and I have to go scrounging for more to read. In the matter of books, I have read most of the interesting ones in the library, I'm afraid, lol. And so I've turned to fanfic, which is neverending and wonderful. And some of it is better than the books in the library. *thinks "Masques"* (which is probably longer than a lot of 'em!)
Anyhew, when I looked at the list of eligible fics, my first thought was "OK, I read fast, let's see if I can't read every one of 'em and type a summary and rating in a file to copy for each eligible category." LOL--I had no clue what I was getting myself into. It took hours and hours to get through them all--but how I loved it! And even though I saved some time by not re-reading the really long ones I'd read before, I couldn't help myself with some, like the Wedding trilogy. So that helped satisfy my need for reading material for a long time, even after the week was over. And I still have the rest of the Archive to go through--I'm up to the middle of the Gs in Author names now.
I forgot last post to thank the people who are part of the Kerth Committee--the ones who sat and went through every one of the nominations, and who are going to tally up all the votes. Thanks so much for all that hard work! I appreciate it.

Hey, Doranwen, nice to see you finally made it to the boards! And I'm very glad you're enjoying the Kerth process so much; that's really what all the fuss is about -- all of us having fun! And it's posts like yours that make all our hard work worthwhile

Yes, try to get on IRC ... we'll get a thread started sooner or later about all the basics. Ask all the questions you've got; we're getting good at helping newbies make it online

PJ

Hi again

Well, if you've never tried IRC, then you might want to get in a little practice before Kerth night. Assuming that you're on a PC, you need to download mIRC - you'll get that by going to www.mirc.com. Once you install it, you need to connect to an UNDERNET server, which is where the channels FoLCs use are located.

There are two main IRC channels where FoLCs hang out. The one I and most people here use is #loisclark - you'll find information about it here . If you go there and complete the signup form, one of the channel moderators will send you the password information so that you can get connected.

As to how to get connected, take a look at this thread and scroll down to the second post by Elena. She posted some graphics showing exactly what you need to do with mIRC to get into #loisclark.

If you have any other questions, feel free to post on the boards or email the #loisclark moderators at loisclark@annesplace.net. Look forward to chatting with you!


Wendy

*sighs* I'm in trouble now. IRC looks to be confusing and complicated, lol. More learning. Actually, what worries me the most is the fact that I'm at a university with a strict firewall. I have a feeling I might have trouble with it. Firewalls, grr . . .

Anyhew, I'm taking all further IRC discussion to the thread you linked to--thanks for the links and help, btw!

It's nice to finally join, don't know why I waited so long. I have only one friend who's into Smallville, and no one who's really into L&C--most don't even know what it is, or have ever watched it. Someone asked once on K-Site about how to create a set of awards for Smallville fanfiction, and I got really into the question--basically telling them to go look at how the Kerths were done, lol (because they were SO well-thought out that I didn't think one could improve on the perfection). And then one of the administrator peoples told me that there were awards for SV fanfiction--but I've never seen them. Long live the Kerths!