Here's the current list of eligible stories for this year's Kerths.

Please read over it and let DC or I know (either here or by PM) if your story isn't in a category it belongs in.
If you've written a story that is eligible that isn't on the list, please provide the name of the story, a link to the story and the story's file size as a .txt file so we can add it in.

Currently, we have 73 stories on the list.

This year's categories are
Best Super-short- stories 1-10kb in length
Best Short- stories 11-50kb in length
Best Mid-length- stories 51-200kb in length
Best Long/Epic-stories 201kb+

Best Revelation- any story in which Lois or another character discovers Clark is Superman. No size restrictions
Best First Kiss- no size restrictions
Best Original/Supporting Character- any story that strongly highlights a supporting character from the show or an original character, that plays an important role in the story's plot. This does not include any version of Lois or Clark, no matter how they're altered. No size restrictions
Best Comedy- no size restrictions
Best Overall- a story that is outstanding in all areas. No size restrictions.
Best New Author
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Best Super-short (1-10k)
A Simple Scratch - Lieta
A Sunday Evening- bakasi
Aftermath- NostalgiaKick
Boring- NostalgiaKick
Breaking Point- NostalgiaKick
Changing Perspectives- NostalgiaKick
Changing the Game- NostalgiaKick
Clearing the Air- NostalgiaKick
Election Day- Suggs_With_A_Box
Filtering Out- Susan Young
Finale Anniversary- Lieta
First Date- NostalgiaKick
Futures- NostalgiaKick
Innocents- Queen of the Capes
It’s All About Timing- Lieta
It’s Impossible- bakasi
It’s Not Easy Seeing Green- Lynn S. M.
Mirror, Mirror- SciFiJoan
Muddying the Waters- NostalgiaKick
Only a Friend- Queen of the Capes
Reactions- NostalgiaKick
Rights and Responsibilities- NostalgiaKick
Rollercoaster- NostalgiaKick
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.
Once Upon a Time- 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
Belonging- Deadly Chakram
Countdown- Mouserocks
End of an Era- Terry Leatherwood
Fear- Deadly Chakram
Guilty Until Proven Innocent- Deadly Chakram
Mamihlapinatapei- Susan Young
Merry Christmas, Darling- Deadly Chakram
Mission on Fifth Street- Cuidadora
Seeking Friendship- Lieta
Summer- Morgana
Superman vs The Evil Dead- Deadly Chakram
That Old Code of Ours- Lieta
Thermodynamics- Lieta
This Is Not How I Am- LaraMoon
Yearning- Deadly Chakram
The Assignment- Deadly Chakram
Silent Night- Deadly Chakram

Best Mid-length (51-200k)
Between the Pages- VirginiaR
Clearing the Record- Dandello
Dance With Me- Morgana
Don’t Be Cruel- cuidadora
Injustice for All- Deadly Chakram
Mind’s Eye- CLeuch
Superman GO- Deadly Chakram
The Real Me- CLeuch
The Wrong Man- NostalgiaKick

Best Long/Epic (201k+)
…I Knew the Truth- bakasi
A Farmer’s Tale- Deadly Chakram
Airport- Morgana
Ambivalence- Nivafrer
Fallout-2016-Matchmaker Chronicles Vol1 CG3- KenJ
Ghost of a Chance- AntiKryptonite
Gotham Nights- CLeuch
Krypton’s Legacy- Deadly Chakram
Proposed Ignorance- Deadly Chakram
Winner Takes All- folc4evernaday
When Churches Come Crashing Down- 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 Real Me- CLeuch
The Wrong Man- NostalgiaKick
Winner Takes All- folc4evernaday
Between the Pages- VirginiaR
A Farmer’s Tale- Deadly Chakram

Best Revelation
…I Knew the Truth- bakasi. Lois Lane and Lex Luthor
Airport- Morgana. Lois Lane
Clearing the Air- NostalgiaKick. Clark Kent
Don’t Be Cruel- cuidadora. Lois Lane
End of an Era- Terry Leatherwood. Lex Luthor
Ghost of a Chance- AntiKryptonite. Lois Lane.
It’s Not Easy Seeing Green- Lynn S. M. Martha Kent junior.
Mind’s Eye- CLeuch. Lois Lane.
Mission on Fifth Street- Cuidadora. Mother Mary Frances.
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.
When Churches Come Crashing Down- folc4evernaday. Sam Lane, Ellen 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.
Dance With Me- Morgana. Lana Lang.
It’s Not Easy Seeing Green- Lynn S. M. Martha Kent junior.
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.
Yearning- Deadly Chakram. Zara, Ching.
Gotham Nights- CLeuch. Matt Owens.
Veni, Vidi, Vici- Deadly Chakram. Lex Luthor.
Fallout-2016-Matchmaker Chronicles Vol1 CG3- KenJ. Morgana.
Airport- Morgana. Gregory Daae, Lana Lang.
1 of 5- Susan Young. The Narrator.
Rising Star- Lynn S. M. Barry, Melody.
Summer- Morgana. Martha and Jonathan Kent.

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
Once Upon a Time- Lynn S. M.
Mind’s Eye- CLeuch.

Best New Author
Suggs_With_A-Box
Nivafrer

Hi NostalgiaKick,

Thanks for compiling this list.

I had a couple of stories ( Rising Star and Once Upon a Time ) that were submitted to the archive at the tail end of 2015 but that were not actually published there until the start of 2016. I double-checked the 2016 Kerth eligible stories list ( here) and they weren't on there. Could they be added to this year's list?

Thanks,
Lynn

I don't know if it would be eligible, but original character - Morgana in Fallout.

NK, Veni, Vidi, Vici should probably be under supporting character, since it's all on Lex. And Yearning is all about Ching and Zara. Not sure if you want to throw Krypton's Legacy on there too for Jor-El. And there's a revelation in that one as well.

Thanks for getting the list up so fast! You rock!

Hi guys.

Sorry I missed so many! I'm editing the list.
We were a prolific bunch last year. We've got more eligible stories for this year's Kerths now than we did for last year's.

Hi NK,

No apology necessary. You've been doing a trmemnedous amount of work in a short amount of time, and it was easy for my stories to slip through the cracks, so to speak, because they spanned 2015 and 2016.

Thanks again for all your hard work (to quote LabRat).

Joy,
Lynn

Wow, you have done an amazing job of organizing this in such a short time!

Thank you all for continuing the Kerths.

Great list of stories - thank you for putting it together. A couple additions, if you don't mind:
- Under original character, if you could add Gotham Nights and Matt Owens as the character

- Under comedy, please add Mind's Eye. I think they added the comedy tag to it in the archive (though the google docs sheet they have with the tags on the stories doesn't reflect anything from 2016, as far as I can tell from a very brief review)
Thanks!

Ok, I've edited the list and added:

1 of 5, Airport, Rising Star, Fallout, Veni, Vidi, Vici, Yearning, Krypton's Legacy and Gotham Nights to Best OC/Supporting Character

Mind's Eye and Once Upon a Time to Best Comedy.

Rising Star and Once Upon a Time to Best Super-short

A Farmer's Tale and Between the Pages to Best First Kiss.

If there's any others that I've missed, please let me know

Ok guys, if there are any more edits you've got 24 hours to get them in to myself or DC. Then I'm sending the final list to Annette to get nominations sorted!

NK

Couldn't have done it without ya, DC

I'm declaring the eligible list CLOSED.

The list will now go to Annette so she can do up the nomination form.

Nominations open at midnight Central time (GMT-5) Saturday, March 11

I want to thank DC, folc4evernaday, Lauren, pat, Dawn, LabRat and of course all of our wonderful authors. Without your help, there is no way we could've pulled this list together so quickly.

Thank you, NK, for your hard work on the list!

Best Original/Supporting Character

Airport - Lana Lang
Dance With Me - Lana Lang
Summer - Martha and Jonathan Kent

Thanks again, NK and DC both (and anyone else who is helping you two), for all you are doing to make the Kerths happen this year.

Joy,
Lynn

A really big thanks--you guys are awesome!!!

Laura (who is really excited to start in on the quizes )