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Hey! Want to meet new people this year?
Why not join our friendly team? Lots of fun events coming up - writing challenges, book launches, market stalls and more.
We are looking for people people with a variety of skills to help us to run our online writing community. Do you have good organisational skills? Basic computing? promotional, editing or marketing skills? We would LOVE to welcome you to our friendly team.
Send an email today to spillthebeans321@gmail.com
Wishing you all a happy, writing New Year!
We LOVE what you write
Books are awesome gifts!
Meet us at Manly Village School Markets
Put the date in your diary. Saturday 18 February 2023
Meet local authors
Chat and buy their amazing books. Members email us if you would like to sell your books at the Market. Put 'Sell my books at the market in the subject line.
Spill the Beans books on sale
At only $5 they are a fabulous read and a wonderful gift.
Membership
Did you know members' stories and poems are printed in Spill the Beans Books? Maybe you have a budding author who would love to see their story or poem in print. Buy them a Spill the Beans membership for Christmas. Only $20 p.a or $10 concession. Click the membership tab today.
Read your stories and poems
Always wanted to write? Take a writing challenge in 2023 and read your stories and poems online.
Additional Information
Send us an email with volunteer in the subject line and let us know what you enjoy doing and how you would like to help.
What a sparkling AGM!
Shiho Sparkle Hooper sets the scene
Cindy Davies Author
Shiho Sparkle Hooper sets the scene
A HUGE supporter of Spill the Beans Shiho Sparkle Hooper launched our first challenge 'It wasn't the travel experience I thought it would be' Today another first - a face to face AGM!
Catherine Wilson STONE Real Estate
Cindy Davies Author
Shiho Sparkle Hooper sets the scene
Our challenge book sponsor receives a Certificate of Appreciation along with Laurie Wilson, Poet and Photographer, Cindy Davies and Helen Lyne Photographer
Cindy Davies Author
Cindy Davies Author
Cindy Davies Author
We roar with laughter as authors Laurie Wilson, Helen Lyne and Cindy Davies read some of their challenge entries. Here is Cindy Davies with her story ' Drama on the Orient Express'
Harvey Broadbent: Musician
Speed Meet Author: Trina Ehsan
Cindy Davies Author
We truly listen to the words of Paperback Writer for the first time. What a great performance!
Speed Meet Author: Trina Ehsan
Speed Meet Author: Trina Ehsan
Speed Meet Author: Trina Ehsan
Trina's book 'Stolen Blessings is a memoir about growing up and later fleeing Afghanistan.
Speed Meet Author: Helen Lyne
Speed Meet Author: Trina Ehsan
Speed Meet Author: Trina Ehsan
Performance poet Helen Lyne entertained us with her poems Good Sons chatted about her Book of short stories Love, Disappointment and Other Joys of life.
Speed Meet Author: Jamie Brooke
Speed Meet Author: Vivien Wilson
Speed Meet Author: Vivien Wilson
Jamie Brooke, Childrens' authors talks about her books Wilbert the Wombat Social Distances and Wilbert the Wombat Saves the Day
Speed Meet Author: Vivien Wilson
Speed Meet Author: Vivien Wilson
Speed Meet Author: Vivien Wilson
Vivien Wilson discusses her book Ursula's Story, a vibrant memoir of her mother
Speed Meet Author: Julie Howard
Speed Meet Author: Vivien Wilson
Maria McDougall: President Society of Women Writers
'Nowt But Drippin' exclaims Julie Howard as she describes her novel which is a lively slice of Yorkshire life in the sixties.
Maria McDougall: President Society of Women Writers
Not a member yet? Want to volunteer with this vibrant group
Maria McDougall: President Society of Women Writers
Maria McDougall: President Society of Women Writers presents Spill the Beans Certificates of Appreciation to Laurie Wilson, Helen Lyne and Cindy Davies
Meet Spill the Beans Authors at Manly Market 19 November
Not a member yet? Want to volunteer with this vibrant group
Not a member yet? Want to volunteer with this vibrant group
Members do you want to sell your books at the market? Email spillthebeans321@gmail.com put MARKET in the subject line and indicate if you would like a morning or afternoon spot
Not a member yet? Want to volunteer with this vibrant group
Not a member yet? Want to volunteer with this vibrant group
Not a member yet? Want to volunteer with this vibrant group
Not a member yet. Fill in the form on membership tab and you can sell your books with us, meet other authors and have lots of fun. Volunteers email us at spillthebeans321@gmail.com put VOLUNTEERS in the subject line
Help Spill the Beans publish more of your stories
First of all welcome to all our new members and a big thank you to everyone who made a donation. Without you, we couldn't fund this website.
Special thanks to Catherine Wilson from Stone Real Estate whose generous sponsorship enabled us to publish two books of your stories and poems.
A huge thank you to the team, who volunteer to do the editing, website design, blog, event management and administration.
How can you help?
- Make donation today. A donation as little as $10 will ensure we can keep publishing your stories.
- Become a member. For only $20 per year ($10 concession) you are first in line for all our events and to have your stories and poems published in our books
- Join our writing adventure by volunteering to be part of our 'Beans' Team
