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WELCOME TO SPILL THE BEANZ- your online writing community

Spill the BeanZ welcomes writers regardless of writing experience, age or cultural background. We set writing challenges and publish your responses here on our home page. You can vote for your favourite stories or poems. The most popular ones are printed for our members in book format. Scan below to read stories and poems in our eBook.  

Read FINALLY stories and poems here!

What's Happening with the BeanZ?

A new Beanz Prize!

The Perfect Printing Prize

Exclusively for Spill the Beans Members

Thanks to the generous support of BA Printing Brookvale, we are thrilled to offer one talented member the chance to see their work in print!

One winner will receive 50 professionally printed copies of their own book.

What’s in it for you?

If you win, you will receive:

  • Professional Cover Design:

A custom-designed cover to make your book stand out.

  • 50 Printed Copies: 

High-quality professional printing for your manuscript (up to 100 pages).


How  to Enter

To be eligible for the prize, you must be a current Spill the Beans Member and complete the following:

1.  Submit a 400-word story or a 60-line poem to all three Spill the BeanZ challenges running from March to August 2026.

2.  Have your full manuscript ready for the presses by November 2026.

3.  Entries,  including an advanced draft of the proposed manuscript, should be received after submission of all three 400 word Beanz challenges and before 1 September 2026.

4. The judging criterion is for the best manuscript. The winner will be selected by an external judge (to be announced).

5. The judge's decision is final.


The Big Reveal

The lucky winner will be announced at the BIG BEANZ BONANZA during our AGM in November  2026.

More details will be revealed on our website, on social media and in our emails. Share this with family and friends who dream of being published authors and poets.

And the winner is....

 The results are in for the Society of Women Writers NSW workshop, and the winner is… 

Lynne Vertannes with her fantastic story, Not the Lego Building! 

Lynne was lightning-fast, getting her entry to us in record time. She’s already looking ahead, too, telling us: ‘The workshops at the State Library of NSW sound like a wonderful opportunity to polish my writing skills.’ We couldn't agree more!

She was presented with her prize after reading her story at Manly Library's Open Mic session on 27 February (picture above).

Read Lynne's winning story here. 

Happy New Year to all our BeanZ writers and readers

 2026 is officially the year to stir the coffee, fire up the computer, and get those stories and poems flowing! We have a massive year planned to get your words off the page and into the world.

  

Mark these dates in your calendar

  • 25 Jan The  ‘F’ Word Challenge returns! Get ready to send your entry to beanswrite21@gmail.com.       
  • 1 Feb We start posting! Will you be the first to be published on our website this year?
  •  8 February is the closing date for Society of Women Writers 
  • 28 Feb Challenge deadline! —but the fun doesn't stop. We’ll publishing a new story or poem every single day until all your entries are posted!
  • 27 Feb Share your Challenge stories and poems at Open  Mic at Manly Library

THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT

Our 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐍𝐙 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤!—that's 271 pages of your favourite 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 stories and poems!


This anthology is a vibrant collection of engaging, humorous, and heartfelt stories and poems. The human experience is explored through six compelling themes, all starting with the letter 'F'.


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RENEW OR JOIN

Ready for another fabulous year of writing adventures? Now's the perfect time to renew your membership or join our fabulous writing community. Click here to dive into a world of words!

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Listen to our BeanZ writers' stories

They Called Him Boogiewing (and It’s Ruining His Career) by Caiden Bond

'Funky Evie' by Richard Vasey

Julie Howard: 'Fun ... Funk ... Funky'

José Nodar' reads his FUNKY story

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  • Be eligible to have your stories published online and in our Spill the BeanZ Books.
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Authors read their stories and poems

Feisty Ursula by Vivien Wilson and Feisty Lady by Bea Yell

Oh Hell by Julie Howard

My Feisty Fly by Laurie Wilson

Help Spill the BeanZ publish more of your stories

Special thanks to Catherine Wilson from Stone Real Estate whose generous sponsorship enabled us to publish SIX 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.


A big BEANS thank you to everyone who made a donation.  Without you, we couldn't fund this website.  


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