This is a paid opportunity. There is no submission fee.​ The ten printed artists will each be given a $50 CAD honorarium and a copy of the pocket guide. The selection of works is based on presenting the diversity of the plant family (only one of each species/genus will be selected), presenting a range of artistic styles, and how the works complement each other in different folds of the guide.​

Works not selected for print will be published in an online exhibit on this website. Artists who have not yet been printed will be prioritized in all future issues.

All artists will be credited and retain the copyright of their work.​

Works created using AI will not be accepted for print or online. Any use of AI, however small, in a work must be disclosed if you choose to submit it.

If you're an artist who has already been printed in an issue, your work will rejoin the main selection pool every five issues. For example, if you were printed in issue 003, your submissions will likely be on standby for issues 004-007 in favour of new artists (this depends on the submissions received for those issues). From issue 008 onwards, you'll have an equal chance as new artists to be selected for print. A cycle of five issues takes around 2.5 years. This new practice is to ensure abo gives as many artists the chance to be printed in a pocket guide, while also re-presenting the opportunity to those who want to return and create work for another plant family.