Among the contest's tasks:
- Bright color
- A simple design, mainly around the title
- With a simple graphic supporting the title
- One of the main themes in the book is the unreliability of memories and the confusion of the narrator so this could be used
- Genetically enhanced pigs and marine helmet with 'Get me out of Candyland' stenciled could be a single detail
- Avoid too cartoonish a cover despite the title.