Note: The Kerth Awards have long aimed to have 5 nominations per category, but when competition is especially fierce in a category, the K-Com has to make some hard decisions on where that cutoff should be. Because of this, you’ll see that this year’s categories have a range of nominee tallies—4, 5, 6 or even 3 or a whopping 7! For a more detailed explanation, see the official nominee list post on the MBs.
Here are this years nominees …
Best Micro-Short Story (1-5kB)
Family Road Trip by KSaraSara – 5 kB (776 words) – Story
How to Change a Lightbulb by SuperBek – 5 kB (939 words) – Story
Martha… A Gift From the Stars by KSaraSara – 5 kB (845 words) – Story
New Year’s Season 5 by CarrieRene – 5 kB (916 words) – Story
Practice Makes Purrfect by SuperBek – 5 kB (886 words) – Story
Best Super-Short Story (6-10kB)
110 Kisses: Can I Join You? by KSaraSara – 7 kB (1,245 words) – Story
Better With Clark by KSaraSara – 9 kB (1,570 words) – Story
Cat’s Eye View (Part 3 of the “Like Herding Cats” trilogy 1/1) by lovetvfan – 9 kB (1,652 words) – Story
Martha… She Just Knows by KSaraSara – 10 kB (1,860 words) – Story
May I Have This Dance, Mrs. Kent? by SuperBek – 8 kB (1,501 words) – Story
My Lost Sister by SuperBek – 9 kB (1,643 words) – Story
Wish Upon A Leonid by Toomi8 – 8 kB (1,521 words) – Story
Best Short Story (11-50kB)
The Dating Game Super Edition by KateSO – 50 kB (8,792 words) – Story
Fade to Black: Individual Priorities by KSaraSara – 49 kB (8,902 words) – Story | Story (nFanfic)
Fortunately, There Are No Doors Here Tonight by KSaraSara – 50 kB (9,109 words) – Story
IBM: Darkest Before the Dawn by JadedEvie – 31 kB (5,503 words) – Story
Leading Questions by SuperBek – 15 kB (2,670 words) – Story
Paper Cut by Blueowl – 34 kB (6,024 words) – Story
Best Mid-Length Story (51-200kB)
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You by Socomama and KSaraSara – 161 kB (29,270 words) – Story
Could’a, Would’a, Should’a by Toomi8 – 150 kB (28,727 words) – Story
Save A Slice of Pie For Me by SuperBek – 87 kB (15,658 words) – Story
Undercover Reporter by JadedEvie – 84 kB (14,893 words) – Story
Best Long Story (201+kB)
Investigate: Beckoning by Blueowl – 258 kB (45,570 words) – Story
MagiKal AU Series by bakasi – 364 kB (66,867 words) – Story
A Matter Of Trust by bakasi – 674 kB (124,102 words) – Story
Murder Over Metropolis by CarrieRene – 245 kB (46,099 words) – Story
Best Comedy Story
AITA – The Clark Kent Version by Toomi8 – 9 kB (1,553 words) – Story
Chat Logs by Queen of the Capes – 7 kB (953 words) – Story
The Dating Game Super Edition by KateSO – 50 kB (8,792 words) – Story
I’m Superman by SuperBek – 5 kB (864 words) – Story
Leading Questions by SuperBek – 15 kB (2,670 words) – Story
Best Dramatic Story
Could’a, Would’a, Should’a by Toomi8 – 150 kB (28,727 words) – Story
Investigate: Beckoning by Blueowl – 258 kB (45,570 words) – Story
A Matter Of Trust by bakasi – 674 kB (124,102 words) – Story
Best Waffy Story
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You by Socomama and KSaraSara – 161 kB (29,270 words) – Story
Fortunately, There Are No Doors Here Tonight by KSaraSara – 50 kB (9,109 words) – Story
Good Luck Finding Something by SuperBek – 7 kB (1,262 words) – Story
May I Have This Dance, Mrs. Kent? by SuperBek – 8 kB (1,501 words) – Story
That Forgotten Journal by SuperBek – 11 kB (1,905 words) – Story
Best Revelation
Fortunately, There Are No Doors Here Tonight by KSaraSara – 50 kB (9,109 words) – Story
Leading Questions by SuperBek – 15 kB (2,670 words) – Story
Paper Cut by Blueowl – 34 kB (6,024 words) – Story
Wish Upon A Leonid by Toomi8 – 8 kB (1,521 words) – Story
Best Episode Adaptation (rewrite/fix-it/in-betweenie)
110 Kisses: You’re Family by KSaraSara – 14 kB (2,509 words) – Story
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You by Socomama and KSaraSara – 161 kB (29,270 words) – Story
Fortunately, There Are No Doors Here Tonight by KSaraSara – 50 kB (9,109 words) – Story
IBM: Darkest Before the Dawn by JadedEvie – 31 kB (5,503 words) – Story
Undercover Reporter by JadedEvie – 84 kB (14,893 words) – Story
Best Elseworlds/AU Story
Anchor: Part II – Kal-El by SuperBek – 588 kB (112,774 words) – Story | Story (nFanfic)
Destined by SuperBek – 1,532 kB (279,152 words) – Story (nFanfic)
Investigate: Alternate Possibilities by KSaraSara – 61 kB (10,967 words) – Story
Investigate: Beckoning by Blueowl – 258 kB (45,570 words) – Story
Investigate: Horizons by Blueowl – 306 kB (53,765 words) – Story
MagiKal AU Series by bakasi – 364 kB (66,867 words) – Story
Best Kiss
110 Kisses: I Care About You by KSaraSara – 19 kB (3,408 words) – Story
110 Kisses: You’re Family by KSaraSara – 14 kB (2,509 words) – Story
The End Of The Fight by bakasi – 28 kB (5,174 words) – Story
Fade to Black: Individual Priorities by KSaraSara – 49 kB (8,902 words) – Story | Story (nFanfic)
Fortunately, There Are No Doors Here Tonight by KSaraSara – 50 kB (9,109 words) – Story
Best Original Character/Supporting Character
Kal-El: Destined by SuperBek – 1,532 kB (279,152 words) – Story (nFanfic)
Houdini: MagiKal AU Series by bakasi – 364 kB (66,867 words) – Story
Jon Kent: Save A Slice of Pie For Me by SuperBek – 87 kB (15,658 words) – Story
Best Challenge Response
Chat Logs by Queen of the Capes – 7 kB (953 words) – Story
The Dating Game Super Edition by KateSO – 50 kB (8,792 words) – Story
Ficathon: Don’t Let Go (for Queen of the Capes) by KSaraSara – 66 kB (12,098 words) – Story
Timing Is Everything by Deadly Chakram – 12 kB (1,996 words) – Story
Best Nfic Story
Anchor: Part II – Kal-El by SuperBek – 588 kB (112,774 words) – Story | Story (nFanfic)
Destined by SuperBek – 1,532 kB (279,152 words) – Story (nFanfic)
Fade to Black: Individual Priorities by KSaraSara – 49 kB (8,902 words) – Story | Story (nFanfic)
Fade to Black: Stop the Presses (Do You Still Need Me?) by lovetvfan and KSaraSara – 26 kB (4,882 words) – Story (nFanfic)
Two Weeks by SuperBek – 18 kB (3,429 words) – Story (nFanfic)
Best New Author
90sfangirl79
JadedEvie
KateSO
Socomama
SuperBek
Val-El
Best Overall Story
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You by Socomama and KSaraSara – 161 kB (29,270 words) – Story
Destined by SuperBek – 1,532 kB (279,152 words) – Story (nFanfic)
MagiKal AU Series by bakasi – 364 kB (66,867 words) – Story
A Matter Of Trust by bakasi – 674 kB (124,102 words) – Story
Best Commenter/Feedback Giver
Darth Michael
JadedEvie
KSaraSara
SuperBek
bakasi
Best Original Fanart
Action Figure Line by Matt Truex – Fanart
Destined Graphics by KSaraSara – Fanart
Kerth Winner Banners by CarrieRene – Fanart
Lois & Clark’d: The New Podcasts of Superman by Matt Truex – Fanart
TikTok Videos by 90stvfangirl – Fanart
Villains Song by KateSO – Fanart
Published on March 25th.