Lord of the Flies Graphic Novel: Faber and NLT competition

About the Competition

What would it be like if you were on the island?

For the competition, pupils across the UK are asked to create their own diary entry from the island, imagining themselves in the shoes of one of the boys or as if they have landed there with them. It could be your first day there, after the crash, alone and lost on beautiful, empty beaches. Or it could be day seven, when you’ve explored your surroundings and rescue is looking less and less likely – what does your camp look like? And how are things with the other islanders?

Entries can be accepted in a range of forms:

• Writing: using the traditional diary entry method
• Drawing: creating a comic strip or graphic novel
• Sound: creating a recorded entry, using voice, music and/or other sounds
• Film: recording an entry of yourself as if streaming live from the island

The winning entry has the chance to win:

• Copies of the Lord of the Flies graphic novel for the winner and their class
• Signed prints from Aimée de Jongh from the graphic novel for the winner and their class
• A book token worth £50
• A selection of twenty YA Faber books for the school library

For prompts and other competition guidance, and how to submit, please visit the Faber website.

About the event

The National Literacy Trust are hosting an event for the competition. Teachers and students are warmly invited to join us for this free, online event with special guest Aimée de Jongh. We would recomend this 45-minute session for students aged between 12 and 16 (Years 8, 9, 10 and 11/S2, 3, 4, 5).

During the event, pupils will have the opportunity to:

• Hear from illustrator Aimée de Jongh about the process of making this classic book into a graphic novel
• Watch Aimée demonstrate the creation and development of some of the artwork in the book
• See an example of how to create an entry for the Lord of the Flies competition
• Submit questions in the chat box to be answered in a live Q&A session