The 2001 Kerth Awards

Read below the stories voted by readers as fan favorites of the year. Read other years' stories

Best Comedy

48 Hours Without a Superman by Kathryn Ann Kent (Click to view award)
Also nominated
AOL: A Revelation Story of the Alternate Kind by Rose
Pagimon by Tara Smith
Saving Geckoboy by Debby Stark
Seeking Asylum by Shayne Terry
The Ultimate Drug by Hazel

Best Vignette/Short Story

Between Floors 7 and 8 by Jessi Mounts (Click to view award)
Also nominated
Atom Bomb Lane by Jessi Mounts
Clark.doc by SuperMom
Tie Story by Chris Carr
Yesterday's News by Tracey

Best Waffy Story

The One That Got Away by Kathy Brown (Click to view award)
Also nominated
Moments by Shayne Terry
My Mother Made It For Me by Chris Mulder
Naked Truth by Kaethel
That Shocking First Kiss by Tracey
To My Love by Jessi Mounts

Best Holiday Story

Home for Christmas by Wendy Richards (Click to view award)
Also nominated
Be My Smallville Valentine by SuperMom
My Little Maccabee: A Lois and Clark Hanukkah Story by Carolyn Schnall
The Spirt of... by Phil Atcliffe
Stocking Stuffer by Tank Wilson
Valentine Expectations by Gerry Anklewicz

Best Dramatic Story

The Darkest Hour (Before the Dawn) by Erin Klingler (Click to view award)
Also nominated
Connections: An Alternate Story by Carol Malo
Dear Lois by Shayne Terry
Fear of Discovery III: Coming Home by YC
Red Sky by Jenni Debbage

Best Tearjerker

For the Greater Good by Wendy Richards (Click to view award)
Also nominated
Ad Astra Per Aspera by Becky Bain
Are You Lonesome Tonight...? by LabRat
A Love Well Worth the Wait by Tracey
When Friends Become Lovers by Kathy Brown and Demi

Best Revelation Story

When Friends Become Lovers by Kathy Brown and Demi (Click to view award)
Also nominated
Shattered Illusions by Wendy Richards
The Spying Game by Irene Dutch
Tales Out of Church by Irene Dutch
A Triangle Built for Two by Ann McBride
Trust Me, I'm a Reporter by YC

Best Episode Adaptation

Are You Lonesome Tonight...? by LabRat (Click to view award)
Also nominated
Forget It...Not! by SuperMom
Growing Pains by Ann McBride
Learning Curves by Chris Carr
Strange Visitor Revisited by Irene Dutch and Wendy Richards
That Lois Lane of Mine by Rose

Best Lost Episode

For the Greater Good by Wendy Richards (Click to view award)
Also nominated
Blind Man's Bluff by Nan Smith
Dear Lois by Shayne Terry
A Lie of the Mind by Rose
A Triangle Built for Two by Ann McBride

Best Alternate Universe Story

The Other Woman, part 1 & 2 by ML Thompson (Click to view award)
Also nominated
Connections: An Alternate Story by Carol Malo
Fear of Discovery III: Coming Home by YC
In Any Universe by Pam Jernigan
Life in a Different World, part III by Mobile Richard
Only You: Fantasy by Margaret Brignell

Best Elseworlds Story

Lost and Found by Jeff Brogden (Click to view award)
Also nominated
In the Beginning by Sheila Harper
The Fugitive, part 1 & 2 by Mobile Richard
Strangers by Missy Gallant
Tryst by Pam Jernigan
Universal Union, Book 2 by Jenni Debbage

Most Innovative Idea

Tryst by Pam Jernigan (Click to view award)
Also nominated
A Certain Point of View by Hazel
Hearts and Diamonds by Shayne Terry
The 'Home' series: Home / Beginnings / Memories by Nan Smith
Out of Time by ML Thompson
Speeding Bullets by Zoomway

Best Villain Story

When Lightning Strikes Twice by Wendy Richards (Click to view award)
Also nominated
The Darkest Hour (Before the Dawn) by Erin Klingler
A Future Restored by Tank Wilson
In the Beginning by Sheila Harper
Love, Loyalty and Luthor: Learning Curves II by Chris Carr

Best Early Years/Super Futures

Solar Eclipse / Gale Force Winds by Irene Dutch (Click to view award)
Also nominated
The Circle Game by Jude
Dawn of Discovery / How I Spent My Summer Vacation by C. Leuch
The Martha Chronicles 2: The Open Road; and 3: Metanoia by Christy
Red Sky by Jenni Debbage
So Strong a Foundation by Wendy Richards

Best Series

A Night in the Office / Strange Relationships / Best Laid Plans by Nan Smith (Click to view award)
Also nominated
Dawn of Discovery / How I Spent My Summer Vacation / Professional Loyalities by C. Leuch
A Future Revised / A Future Restored by Tank Wilson
The 'Home' series: Home / Beginnings / Memories by Nan Smith
The Martha Chronicles 2: The Open Road; and 3: Metanoia by Christy
Solar Eclipse / Gale Force Winds by Irene Dutch

Best New Author

Shayne Terry (Click to view award)
Also nominated
Kaethel
Tracey
Missy Gallant
C. Leuch
Ann McBride

Best Overall Story

For the Greater Good by Wendy Richards (Click to view award)
Also nominated
Are You Lonesome Tonight...? by LabRat
The Darkest Hour (Before the Dawn) by Erin Klingler
In the Beginning by Sheila Harper
Tryst by Pam Jernigan
When Friends Become Lovers by Kathy Brown and Demi