New writers, new writing, new books: here is writing that leaps into its own time, that crackles with now. Our cities, our love affairs, our voices, our familiar landscapes, are at once immediate and awry, recognisable yet unexpected. In this eleventh edition of the annual, Picador New Writing 11 showcases both new writers and selections from works in progress by well-known writers. Chosen by writers Colm Toibin and Andrew O'Hagan, this is an idiosyncratic and exhilarating collection.