How do I allow Authors and Contributors to use the metabox

Maybe they are just disabled? I’ve already seen a lot of people tripping over this one:

On the top right of the edit screen you can see “Screen Options”. If you open this section you can enable and disable meta boxes. Maybe yours is deactivated?

Screen Options

Source: Screen Options

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