The following are the contributors to Open Shelf. Their work and insights make this magazine what it is. Many thanks to all of them.
- Amanda Achacon
- Lisl Schoner-Saunders
- Victoria Levang
- Jacqueline Whyte Appleby
- Nicole Slattery
- Shelley Woods
- Anna Flak
- Matt Rohweder
- Toby Malone
- Mi Yoon
- Sahar Kasiri-Motlagh
- Tianyang (Joe) Qiu
- Nadine Anderson
- Joël Rivard
- Richard Carter
- Graham Lavender
- Jessica Hymers
- Martha Attridge Bufton
- Eden Schwartz
- Katherine van der Linden
- Elizabeth Campbell
- Bessie Sullivan
- Mackenzie Kathmann
- Brock James
- Claire Dionne
- Eva McDonald
- James Mason
- Alexandra Tome
- Amanda Caputo
- Sarah Bonato
- David Gerstle
- Karen Wiseman
- Dave Hook
- eCampusOntario
- Julia Campbell
- Brandi Gillette
- Tegan Niziol
- Shoshana Magnet
- Monica Eileen Patterson
- Bennett Steinburg
- Janneka Guise
- Whitney Kemble
- Mike Serafin
- Madelaina DePace
- Tiffany Ribeiro
- Sara Holder
- Margaret McLeod
- Aleksandra Blake
- Douglas Davey
- Lloyd Keane
- Rebecca Shaw
- Trevor Deck
- Nathalie Blanchard
- Hélène Carrier
- Sabrina Saunders
- Andrea Wheeldon
- Kat Drennan-Scace
- Alissa Droog
- Michelle Brailey
- Sarah Adams
- Debbie Feisst
- Jorge Rivera
- Jane Dennis-Moore
- Meagan Anderi
- Alison Clarke
- Yukiko Kamemaru
- Mai Ishihara
- Jami van Haaften
- Joanne Rumig
- Meg Uttangi Matsos
- Zarena Cassar
- Peggy Malcolm
- Beth Lyons
- Justin Ball
- Zack Osborne
- Christine Moffatt
- Ben Mitchell
- Diana Krawczyk
- Dayna DeBenedet
- Brianna Allen
- Oy Lein Jace Harrison
- Amber Matthews
- Mai Lu
- Pat Moore
- Jennifer Soutter
- Anne Marie Madziak
- Helen Kula
- Andrew Gemmell
- Samphe Bellamingie
- Jennifer La Chapelle
- Dana Vanzanten
- James Zhan
- Vincci Lui
- Sabrina Macklai
- Kaitlin Fuller
- Kara Handren
- Sabina Pagotto
- Kathryn Barrett
- Larry Thompson
- Rebecca Hunt
- Angela Henshilwood
- Max FineDay
- Laura Warner
- Gouthami Vigneswaran
- Merridee Bujaki
- Peter Hajnal
- Nicole Doro
- Donna Liu
- Aini Nur Farrah Hani bt Md Nor
- Matt Balaker
- Chris Cluff
- Margaret Tarpley
- Chris Tomasini
- Emma Primeau
- Ann Foster
- Sarah Roberts
- Richard Reid
- Brittany Deakin
- Krista Woltman
- Lisa Wallace
- Wayne Johnston
- Terri Meekis
- Alexandra Yarrow
- Lisa Radha Weaver
- David C. Jackson
- Cynthia Gozzard
- Robyn Medicine
- Samantha Martin-Bird
- Cyndi Smith
- Frances Gao
- Carmen Peters
- Joe Pateman
- Mariam Hamou
- Rhea Smith
- Amanda Wheatley
- Ruby Warren
- Deanna Nebenionquit
- Brian McMillan
- Anna Johnston
- Christine St. Denis
- Tammy Thornton
- Aleksandra Minic
- Robert Smith
- Reagan Kapasi
- Caroline Goulding
- Liz Hayden
- Helen Salmon
- Ian Gordon
- Aaron Lupton
- Amber Lannon
- Nathalie Soini
- Jennifer Brown
- Dreeni Geer
- Tara Zarrin
- Valentina Ly
- Isaac Fierro
- Ken Williment
- Mandissa Arlain
- Sajni Lacey
- Rashed Ahmad
- Tracy Munusami
- Isabel Espinal
- Arvind Singh
- Corinne Abba
- Heather Buffett
- Dwayne Collins
- Agnieszka Gorgon
- Mélanie Brunet
- Amanda Wakaruk
- Laura Martin
- Brandy Smith
- Janice Chuang
- Richard Anderson
- Jennifer Toews
- Jodi Marr
- Mark Bullen
- Kerry Badgley
- Wayne Jones
- Kasey (Mallen) Whalley
- Mariana Jardim
- Carli Agostino
- Aneta Kwak
- Raewyn Paewai
- Sheila Lacroix
- Jean Dryden
- Rachel Di Cresce
- Stacey Lapp
- Jonathan Mitchell
- Laura Peacock
- Thomas Guignard
- Jaclyn Chambers Page
- Marnie Seal
- Kelly Thompson
- Erika Heeson
- Catherine Fournier-Boulianne
- Helen Tang
- Jordan Pedersen
- Eva McDonald
- Jillian Sparks
- Michelle Goodridge
- Todd Kyle
- Katy Anderson
- Michael B. McNally
- Julie Anderson
- Sarah Hurford
- Monique Manatch
- Helen Power
- Sharon Munro
- Jesse Carliner
- John Vincent
- Amanda Wilk
- Jack Leong
- Dawna Wark
- Alana Skwarok
- Trish O’Flaherty
- Rachel Caldwell
- Mark Swartz
- Jennifer Robinson
- Kevin Manuel
- Lise Doucette
- Fangmin Wang
- Sally Wilson
- Ann Ludbrook
- Ewan Matthews
- Valerie Critchley
- Toni Samek
- Selinda Berg
- Denise Koufogiannakis
- Jackie Druery
- Abeer Siddiqui
- Paul Laverdure
- Amber Leahey
- Rob Makinson
- Erica Friesen
- Karen McGrath
- Elan Paulson
- Cory Laverty
- Tom Scott
- Ryan Tucci
- Dana Craig
- Jeff Dodge
- Leslie Weir
- Karen Nicholson
- Gail de Vos
- Leigh Turina
- Alvin M. Schrader
- Amy Kaufman
- Nikolina Likarevic
- Melissa Cheung
- Kelli WooShue
- Catherine McGoveran
- Rachel Figueiredo
- Christina Kim
- Carey Toane
- Tabitha Lewis
- Martha Whitehead
- Ali Versluis
- Juliene McLaughlin
- Kathryn Lee
- Jessica Watts
- Deni Kasama
- Rebecca Mackay
- Jessica Veldman
- Margaret Wall
- Joanna Blair
- Lydia Tsai
- Eva Revitt
- Tania Sharpe
- Kathryn Deiter
- Dolores Harms Penner
- Joseph Sansalone
- Fiona Inglis
- Robin Sakowski
- Melanie Ross
- Michael R. Clark
- Jesse Hildebrand
- Ab. Velasco
- Eric Liebregts
- Kim Pham
- Dan Lerch
- Kelli Babcock
- Cortney Lee-Comeau
- Brady Burke
- Sarah Macintyre
- Colin S. Clarke
- Bridgette Kelly
- Paulina Rousseau
- Paula Cardozo
- Jeannie An
- Jack Young
- Michelle Sawh
- Keara Farragher
- Tim Wray
- Jill Bedford
- Erin Stienstra
- César Villamizar
- Tristene Villanyi Bokor
- Joanne Plante
- Barbara McVeigh
- Maya Rodale