Lois & Clark Forums Forums Fan Fiction Fanfic Related 27th Annual 🏆2025 Annual Kerth Awards 🏆: For the Lurkers!

Dearest introverted FoLCS,

There are so many of you out there that regularly come here, but we don’t hear your voices. We see the number of ‘views’ on each posted story tick higher and higher, and we know you’re out there. And we’re grateful that you’re reading!

I just wanted to reach out to all of the lurkers who are on the shy side, but might want to get a little more involved in the Kerths (even just this once)!

We usually have little introductions for each award category during the ceremony. FoLCs will traditionally present their own intros, but I wanted to offer another option this year! If you’d like to make one of these intros, but ALSO want to stay in the comfy lurker shadows, you can do it anonymously. You don’t have to show up on the day. You don’t have to put your name on it. You don’t have to be an amazing writer or stick to any specific structure. Some intros are long, some very short, some silly, some straightforward – so there’s room for whatever you’ve got.

Not sure where to start? I’ll add a couple of examples from last year below, along with this year’s eligible category list. And I’ll happily beta anything you send in. You don’t have to be a seasoned writer. English doesn’t need to be your first language. Grammar doesn’t have to be perfect.

If you want to send a little love to the authors you read (quietly, anonymously, however you’re comfortable), just send me the category you’d like to pick. I’m a RL introvert, too, so I won’t haunt you for more socializing. But I will make sure your intro gets into the ceremony, gets a grammar check, and stays anonymous. You can DM me here, or e-mail me directly at evie.L.jade@gmail.com.

Example 1 - A short one!

Example 2 - A straight-forward one!

Example 3 - A silly one!

And here are the categories to choose from:

Now, if you really get zero joy out of writing (which is totally valid), don’t forget that we’re looking for a graphic artist to help with the awards banners this year. It’s fun and silly and beloved by the nominees and winners, because it’s an extra little thing just to make them feel special. If you’re interested in that, you can head here to read more about that.

And if any kind of creating is just too much, instead, maybe pop into voting this year if you usually don't. If you’ve read just one fic – and liked it – you can vote for it! You don’t have to fill out the whole thing or know every story. Just click that one (or two, or even three) that you came to the boards to keep reading (or to read again and again). Every author here writes for the love of it, but also for just that little spark of connection in the dark void of the internet that someone else has read it, that someone has loved their character characters, too, and that maybe even loves this fandom the same way that they do. So send them a little vote of anonymous love (because voting is anonymous! And it takes about 30 seconds to search out a story and click for it).

Hope to hear from at least one lurker out there – you are such an important part of this fandom!
Evie
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Have a question? Ask it here! Or you can PM any of the K-Com members or reach out on Discord too! You can also send an email to us here: Kcom@kerthawards.com

In order to help you find all things Kerth for this year, we’ve created a TOC for all the 🏆TOC Kerth Award Posts🏆.

The Kerth Committee
(KSaraSara, Darth Michael, lovetvfan, and JadedEvie)