The 2011 Kerth Awards

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

Get your Kerth 2011 reading packs (which includes the nominated stories currently hosted on the archive). Download 52 stories in these formats:

  • Epub - for the Sony Reader, Nook and other e-readers that support Epub files
  • Mobi - for Amazon's Kindle
  • PDF - formatted in two columns for paper-saving printing
  • Microsoft Word - for your reformatting pleasure

The files are collected and compressed in .zip files.

Best Super Short Story (tie)

No Cars Go by Alisha Knight (Click to view award)
Perceptions by anonpip (Click to view award)
Also nominated
Dr. Friskin's Letter by Lynn S M
Eye in the Sky by Saori Tanaka
Just a Peek by Lieta
Lunkhead, No More by ML Thompson
Taking Down a God by Dandello
To Catch a Thief by Mary Potts aka Queen of the Capes

Best Short Story

The Gift of Words by Female Hawk (Click to view award)
Also nominated
Baby, It's Cold Outside by HappyGirl
The Case of the Flying Man by Lynn S M
Clark Gets Some Visitors by Tank Wilson
Like Father, Like Daughter by Bob Bartholomew
The Press Conference by Female Hawk
Wanna Neck? by BJ
What Tangled Webs We Weave by Kermtzu

Best Mid-Length Story

Flying Lessons by Sue S (Click to view award)
Also nominated
All the Daytime and the Nighttime by Artemis
The Cold Shoulder by Terry Leatherwood
Flying Easy by Bob Bartholomew
The Game by Alisha Knight
Games People Play by Nan
Taking Down a God: The Rest of the Story by Dandello

Best Waffy Story

Wasted Revelations by BJ (Click to view award)
Also nominated
Baby, It's Cold Outside by HappyGirl
The Gift of Words by Female Hawk
A Revelation By Any Other Name by Tank Wilson
Vanity by anonpip
Wanna Neck? by BJ
Why? by Bob Bartholomew aka bobbart

Best Comedy

Wasted Revelations by BJ (Click to view award)
Also nominated
Desperate Times by bakasi
Go for the Brass Ring by Joan Powers
Just an Ordinary Day by Lynn S M
Meow-ch! by gr8ShadesofElvis
Rocks, Rings and Hammers by ML Thompson
To Catch a Thief by Mary Potts aka Queen of the Capes

Best Revelation Story

Flying Lessons by Sue S (Click to view award)
Also nominated
Clark Gets Some Visitors by Tank Wilson
The Game by Alisha Knight
Inspector Big Mouth by anonpip
A Revelation By Any Other Name by Tank Wilson
Suddenly I See by Joan Powers
Superman's Laundry by bakasi

Best Episode Adaptation

Nowhere To Run by ML Thompson (Click to view award)
Also nominated
Get The Story! by IolantheAlias
Night Witness by mozartmaid
Perceptions by anonpip
T.O.G.o.M for 2010 by Tank Wilson
When The Sky Falls by Bob Bartholomew
The Wild-Goose Chase by Michael
Wine and Circumstance by mozartmaid

Best Drama

The Time Traveler's Wife by ML Thompson (Click to view award)
Also nominated
The Cold Shoulder by Terry Leatherwood
Games People Play by Nan
Guilt by Tank Wilson
The Long Road Home by Raconteur
Treasure Chest by Female Hawk (not hosted on the archive)
When The Sky Falls by Bob Bartholomew

Best Relationship Story

Aussie Rules by Female Hawk (not hosted on the archive) (Click to view award)
Nowhere to Run by ML Thompson (Click to view award)
Also nominated
All the Daytime and the Nighttime by Artemis
The Long Road Home by Raconteur
That One Great Love by Terry Leatherwood
Treasure Chest by Female Hawk (not hosted on the archive)
Written In the Stars by Beth Summerson

Best Alternate Universe/Elseworlds/Next Generation

The Time Traveler's Wife by ML Thompson (Click to view award)
Also nominated
Backwards III: House of Lane by Carol M
The Boy in Black by anonpip
Different Directions by LaraMoon
The Man Under the Suit by HappyGirl
My Inspiration by Stopquitdont
Written In the Stars by Beth Summerson

Best Original/Supporting Character

Aussie Rules by Seb & Browny - Female Hawk (not hosted on the archive) (Click to view award)
Also nominated
The Case of Flying Man by Watson & Holmes - Lynn S M
Inspector Big Mouth by Henderson - anonpip
The Man Under the Suit by Lana - HappyGirl
The Smallville Connection by General Edward Straker - Dandello
A Tale of Two Marthas by Martha - anonpip

Best New Author (tie)

Mozartmaid (Click to view award)
Lynn S M (Click to view award)
Also nominated
Barb Beverly
EvelynC
gr8ShadesofElvis
Joan Powers

Best Overall Story

Aussie Rules by Female Hawk (not hosted on the archive) (Click to view award)
Also nominated
The Long Road Home by Raconteur
The Man Under the Suit by HappyGirl
Nowhere to Run by ML Thompson
The Time Traveler's Wife by ML Thompson
When the Sky Falls by Bob Bartholomew