Don’t know which category to nominate a particular story in?
In the past, there has been some discussion about what stories should fit into what category. But hopefully we’ve solved that problem! Each category now has a description that goes along with it to hopefully help you FoLCs understand what stories belong there. If there is still any confusion, feel free to email the Kerth Committee and ask. 🙂
DISCLAIMER: The Kerth Committee does its best to keep these categories unchanged on the ballot, however, we may need to tweak category size requirements or to add, delete or combine categories in order to best represent the nominations that are submitted.
Best 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 Epic (201+): Long stories of any subject or tone.
Best Tearjerker: Makes you cry.
Best Kiss: Story where a kiss is exchanged between two characters No size restrictions.
Best Relationship: A story that focuses on a relationship (romantic or platonic).
Best Revelation Story: Stories which contain a revelation about Clark being Superman. The person finding out can be Lois or any other character.
Best Challenge Response: Response to a challenge.
Best Villain Only villains eligible for this category.
Best Original 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 Alt-Universe / Elsewhere / Next Generation: Alternate Universe OR story where Lois and Clark are someplace else or somewhere else. Story with Lois and Clark’s children.
Best Series: Any 2 or more stories related to one another posted to the boards/ archive in the Kerth year.
Best Introspective: A story that gets into the mind and motives of a character – ANY character, main or supporting.
Best Waffy: Story that develops Warm and Fuzzy Feelings.
Best Character Development: A story that shows a character’s growth over a period of time.
Best Comedy: A humorous story. No size restrictions.
Best Episode Adaption: Rewrite of an episode.
Best Drama: Story with a dramatic story line.
Best Innovative Idea: Story line that is an original creative idea.
Best Seasonal Story: Story taking place around a holiday.
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.