Lilypad Issue #5 is the fifth installment of the zine, featuring a diverse range of artists, writers, and contributors.
- "(un) authoritative history of 2000's Bay Area (Graff) Zines" by Ryan De Laval, PANDASEX, and Lamont Meckler
- "Pro pages" by Etienne Gagne, Jessi Reaves, Demystification, Violet Cheverez, ADEK, WASTE Store, Jed Anderson, and Leo Fitzpatrick
- Op Ed: "Has Airbrush Gone Too Far?" by Hank Reavis
- "The Accident" by Aneko
- "12 Hours in the Weather Capital of the World" by Zach Backer
- Features Marcus Jefferson, Daisaku Rei Hidaka, Zaer, Tasneem Sarkez, and Edwin De La Rosa
- "Rotterdam Mandarin Tongue Twister" by John Yuyi
- "Indecent Exposure Antho" by Javier Huerta and Sean Barton
