{"id":1092,"date":"2025-03-08T17:34:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T17:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kerthawards.com\/ka\/?page_id=1092"},"modified":"2025-03-08T17:36:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T17:36:47","slug":"2025-categories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kerthawards.com\/ka\/2025-kerth-awards\/2025-categories\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Categories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Kerth Categories<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Best Micro-Short Story (1-5kb)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

These are stories that are up to approximately 900 words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Super-Short Story (6-10kb)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

These are stories that are up to approximately 900 to 1,800 words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Short Story (11-50kb)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

These are stories that are approximately 1,800 to 9,000 words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Mid-Length or Long Story (51-200kb or 201+kB)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

These are stories that are approximately 9,000 to 36,000 or longer than 36,000 words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Comedy Story<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

These are the stories that made you laugh out loud this year. Whether they\u2019re full of puns or totally absurd or just a series of hilariously unfortunate events, the purpose of these stories is to amuse the reader and make them laugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Dramatic Story<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dramatic stories keep us on the edge of our seats. They\u2019re filled with exciting and suspenseful events and can be similar in tone to the show’s episodes or tackle a more serious subject matter. They will generally, though not always, contain a significant A-plot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Waffy Story<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ah, those Warm and Fuzzy Feelings. These fun, feel-good stories are full of the cozy, happy moments that make us smile and the romantic moments that make us swoon. Apparently the kids these days call it \u201cfluff\u201d\u2026so this category is ALL about the fluff!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Revelation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Clark Kent is\u2026.Superman?! No matter how many revelations we read, the readers always want more. This category honors the best of them\u2014whether that means shocking, hilarious, or tear-jerking. Although Lois is most often the one to discover Clark\u2019s secret, any fic that reveals Clark\u2019s secret to any character is eligible in this category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Episode Adaptation (rewrite\/fix-it\/in-betweenie)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Episode Adaptations alter the events of, or start from a specific point in, a particular episode. This includes full episode rewrites, alternate endings, and in-betweenies that fill in the little moments we didn\u2019t see on screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Elseworlds\/AU Story<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Alternate Universe and Elseworlds stories tell the tale of Lois and\/or Clark in a world other than the one we saw on television. This includes stories about the Alt-Clark and his Lois that we met on the show and new versions of our favorite characters wholly created and imagined by the author. This category includes stories set pre-Pilot, stories set outside of Metropolis, stories set outside of the years the show ran on television, and stories where major changes have been made to the backstory\/nature of the characters. This category also includes Crossover stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Kiss<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSince the invention of the kiss there have been five kisses that were rated the most passionate, the most pure. This one left them all behind.\u201d<\/em> Which kiss left them all behind this year?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Original Character\/Supporting Character<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The show may be called Lois and Clark, but sometimes another character really steals the show. This award honors characters other than Lois or Clark whom an author has taken extra care to make shine. This includes any of the original supporting cast\u2014good or evil\u2014as well as new original characters. Characters are eligible whether they are the star of their own story or a supporting character in Lois and Clark\u2019s story who captures the audience\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Challenge Response<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This award honors the extra creativity required to craft a story around a certain set of parameters. This includes all stories written in response to challenges and ficathons posted on the Lois and Clark Fanfic Message Board (any challenge regardless of the year it was posted; but only story responses that were posted in 2023 are eligible). This year also includes Discord dares and specific request fulfillment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best New Author<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

They may have written just one or might have managed more than a dozen! No matter how much fic they give us, we\u2019re always<\/em> grateful for new authors, especially after 30 years!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Overall Story<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The best of the best. Your very favorite. The one story you would recommend first to a new reader. The story you come back to again and again. All stories posted this year are eligible for this award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Commenter\/Feedback Giver<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Public feedback is the lifeblood of this community. Whether it\u2019s the brief but unfailing encouragement of our most faithful readers or the gushing comments with detailed feedback or the hilariously absurd predictions and suggestions about where the story is headed\u2026feedback threads are every bit as entertaining to read as the stories. This award honors the FOLCs who take time out of their busy days to leave feedback for authors. Without them, there would be no stories\u2014they keep the writers writing and the readers reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Original Fanart<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This new category honors the artists among us. Any original piece of fanart\u2014banners, posters, trailers, music videos, videos, podcasts, etc.\u2014shared publicly in 2024 is eligible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Kerth Categories Best Micro-Short Story (1-5kb) These are stories that are up to approximately 900 words. Best Super-Short Story (6-10kb) These are stories that are up to approximately 900 to 1,800 words. Best Short Story (11-50kb) These are stories that are approximately 1,800 to 9,000 words. Best Mid-Length or Long Story (51-200kb or 201+kB) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":1061,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1092","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kerthawards.com\/ka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kerthawards.com\/ka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kerthawards.com\/ka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerthawards.com\/ka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerthawards.com\/ka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1092"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerthawards.com\/ka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1092\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1096,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerthawards.com\/ka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1092\/revisions\/1096"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerthawards.com\/ka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kerthawards.com\/ka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}