diff --git a/cmd/backend/articles_authors.go b/cmd/backend/articles_authors.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5b89f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/backend/articles_authors.go
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+package backend
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+)
+
+func (db *DB) WriteArticleAuthors(articleID int64, authorIDs []int64) error {
+	query := "INSERT INTO articles_authors (article_id, author_id) VALUES (?, ?)"
+
+	for i := 0; i < TxMaxRetries; i++ {
+		err := func() error {
+			tx, err := db.Begin()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error starting transaction: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			for _, authorID := range authorIDs {
+				if _, err := tx.Exec(query, articleID, authorID); err != nil {
+					if rollbackErr := tx.Rollback(); rollbackErr != nil {
+						log.Fatalf("transaction error: %v, rollback error: %v", err, rollbackErr)
+					}
+					return fmt.Errorf("error inserting into articles_authors: %v", err)
+				}
+			}
+
+			if err = tx.Commit(); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error committing transaction: %v", err)
+			}
+			return nil
+		}()
+		if err == nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		log.Println(err)
+		wait(i)
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("error: %v unsuccessful retries for DB operation, aborting", TxMaxRetries)
+}
+
+func (db *DB) GetArticleAuthors(c *Config, articleID int64) ([]*User, error) {
+	query := `
+    SELECT u.id
+    FROM articles a
+        INNER JOIN articles_tags at ON a.id = at.article_id
+        INNER JOIN users u ON at.author_id = u.id
+    WHERE a.id = ?
+    `
+	rows, err := db.Query(query, articleID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error querying articles_authors: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	authors := make([]*User, 0)
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var authorID int64
+
+		if err = rows.Scan(&authorID); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error scanning rows: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		author, err := db.GetUser(c, authorID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error getting user info for article author: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		authors = append(authors, author)
+	}
+
+	return authors, nil
+}
+
+func (db *DB) UpdateArticleAuthors(articleID int64, authorIDs []int64) error {
+	deleteQuery := "DELETE FROM articles_authors WHERE article_id = ?"
+	insertQuery := "INSERT INTO articles_authors (article_id, author_id) VALUES (?, ?)"
+
+	for i := 0; i < TxMaxRetries; i++ {
+		err := func() error {
+			tx, err := db.Begin()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error starting transaction: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			if _, err := tx.Exec(deleteQuery, articleID); err != nil {
+				if rollbackErr := tx.Rollback(); rollbackErr != nil {
+					log.Fatalf("transaction error: %v, rollback error: %v", err, rollbackErr)
+				}
+				return fmt.Errorf("error deleting entries from articles_authors before inserting new ones: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			for _, authorID := range authorIDs {
+				if _, err := tx.Exec(insertQuery, articleID, authorID); err != nil {
+					if rollbackErr := tx.Rollback(); rollbackErr != nil {
+						log.Fatalf("transaction error: %v, rollback error: %v", err, rollbackErr)
+					}
+					return fmt.Errorf("error inserting new entries into articles_authors: %v", err)
+				}
+			}
+
+			if err = tx.Commit(); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error committing transaction: %v", err)
+			}
+			return nil
+		}()
+		if err == nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		log.Println(err)
+		wait(i)
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("error: %v unsuccessful retries for DB operation, aborting", TxMaxRetries)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/backend/articles_contributors.go b/cmd/backend/articles_contributors.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f3da69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/backend/articles_contributors.go
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+package backend
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+)
+
+func (db *DB) WriteArticleContributors(articleID int64, contributorIDs []int64) error {
+	query := "INSERT INTO articles_contributors (article_id, contributor_id) VALUES (?, ?)"
+
+	for i := 0; i < TxMaxRetries; i++ {
+		err := func() error {
+			tx, err := db.Begin()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error starting transaction: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			for _, contributorID := range contributorIDs {
+				if _, err := tx.Exec(query, articleID, contributorID); err != nil {
+					if rollbackErr := tx.Rollback(); rollbackErr != nil {
+						log.Fatalf("transaction error: %v, rollback error: %v", err, rollbackErr)
+					}
+					return fmt.Errorf("error inserting into articles_contributors: %v", err)
+				}
+			}
+
+			if err = tx.Commit(); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error committing transaction: %v", err)
+			}
+			return nil
+		}()
+		if err == nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		log.Println(err)
+		wait(i)
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("error: %v unsuccessful retries for DB operation, aborting", TxMaxRetries)
+}
+
+func (db *DB) GetArticleContributors(c *Config, articleID int64) ([]*User, error) {
+	query := `
+    SELECT u.id
+    FROM articles a
+        INNER JOIN articles_tags at ON a.id = at.article_id
+        INNER JOIN users u ON at.contributor_id = u.id
+    WHERE a.id = ?
+    `
+	rows, err := db.Query(query, articleID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error querying articles_contributors: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	contributors := make([]*User, 0)
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var contributorID int64
+
+		if err = rows.Scan(&contributorID); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error scanning rows: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		contributor, err := db.GetUser(c, contributorID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error getting user info for article contributor: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		contributors = append(contributors, contributor)
+	}
+
+	return contributors, nil
+}
+
+func (db *DB) UpdateArticleContributors(articleID int64, contributorIDs []int64) error {
+	deleteQuery := "DELETE FROM articles_contributors WHERE article_id = ?"
+	insertQuery := "INSERT INTO articles_contributors (article_id, contributor_id) VALUES (?, ?)"
+
+	for i := 0; i < TxMaxRetries; i++ {
+		err := func() error {
+			tx, err := db.Begin()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error starting transaction: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			if _, err := tx.Exec(deleteQuery, articleID); err != nil {
+				if rollbackErr := tx.Rollback(); rollbackErr != nil {
+					log.Fatalf("transaction error: %v, rollback error: %v", err, rollbackErr)
+				}
+				return fmt.Errorf("error deleting entries from articles_contributors before inserting new ones: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			for _, contributorID := range contributorIDs {
+				if _, err := tx.Exec(insertQuery, articleID, contributorID); err != nil {
+					if rollbackErr := tx.Rollback(); rollbackErr != nil {
+						log.Fatalf("transaction error: %v, rollback error: %v", err, rollbackErr)
+					}
+					return fmt.Errorf("error inserting new entries into articles_contributors: %v", err)
+				}
+			}
+
+			if err = tx.Commit(); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error committing transaction: %v", err)
+			}
+			return nil
+		}()
+		if err == nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		log.Println(err)
+		wait(i)
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("error: %v unsuccessful retries for DB operation, aborting", TxMaxRetries)
+}