Hey FoLCs!
I know it’s still 2012 but it’s also time to start thinking about the 2013 Kerth Awards.
The Kerth committee for 2013 is Annette Ciotola, Elena and Tricia Walpole but we couldn’t do it without all the FoLCs who dedicate their time and energy to making this ceremony even more fun.
Here’s some information about the staff and about the 2013 ceremony. Please take a moment to read this.
Staff organizationTricia is our Kerth Coordinator. Decisions are taken collectively after being discussed among all K-Com members, but as coordinator she gets the last word if there's a disagreement. We usually tend to agree, though. *g* Tricia will also handle the PR side of things. She will make the official posts.
Annette and Elena are our techie geniuses. They maintain the website and they’re our official security guards, i.e. they check for fraud in nominations and votes. They know everything there is to know about IP numbers and such.
Tricia is in charge of the nominations. She receives each nomination form, counts all the noms separately, compares the numbers to make sure there’s no error and then tallies them so the official ballot can be released within two weeks at most. Annette and Elena check to see that all the data is accurate.
Kathy MacFarlane and Tricia are our official vote-talliers. Both get your forms and count them to make sure there’s no error.
Amber and Nancy are the Kerth Ceremony coordinators. They will be asking for volunteers to assist and be IRC tech people for the ceremony.
2013 scheduleThe quizzes will commence on Monday 14 January and finish on Thursday 21 February.
Nominations will run from Saturday, February 23 to Sunday, March 10, midnight EST. The official ballot will be released two weeks at most after all the nominations are in.
Voting will run from Saturday, March 30 to Sunday, April 7, midnight EST. That will give us a week to tally the votes and prepare the list of winners.
The ceremony will take place on IRC on Saturday, April 13, time to be decided.
2013 categoriesBest Super Short (1-10k): Very short stories.
Best Short Story (11-50k): Short stories of any subject or tone.
Best Mid-Length Story (51-200k): Mid-length 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 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: (Includes Tearjerker) 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 Relationship Story (over 50k): B-plot driven stories which focus mainly on Lois & Clark's relationship. No tone or timeline restrictions. Might include "getting together" scenarios, or focus on their developing relationship, either before or after marriage.
Best Alternate Universe / Elseworlds Story/Next Generation: 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 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 Awards website which will be updated with all the relevant information in the next weeks. 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 me. We’ll be happy to help you!
The Kerth Committee
(Tricia, Elena and Annette)
