In an unprecedented publishing move, the world's leading writers are coming together to publish the first chapters of their new, unpublished work in a single volume entitled NEW BEGINNINGS. All proceeds of this unique venture will be going to Save the Children Tsunami Relief Fund.

Authors participating are:

Alexander McCall Smith chapter from Sunday Philosophy Club #2: Friends, Lovers, Chocolates coming 9/05 from Pantheon

Ian McEwan chapter from Saturday coming 3/05 from Doubleday

Maeve Binchy short story Georgia Hall – as yet unscheduled

Margaret Atwood excerpt from the Tree coming in 06 from Doubleday

Marian Keyes chapter from If You Were Me

Mark Haddon chapter from Blood and Scissors

Nicholas Evans chapter from the Divide

Nick Hornby chapter from A Long Way Down coming 6/05 from Riverhead

Paulo Coelho chapter from the Zahir

Scott Turow chapter from the Law of War coming 10/05 from FSG

Stephen King short story: Lisey and the Madman from McSweeney's Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories published 11/04

Tracy Chevalier untitled novel excerpt, as yet unscheduled for publication

Vikram Seth poem, "Earth and Sky" as yet unscheduled

Helen Fielding - introduction

Harlan Coben chapter from the Innocent coming 4/05 from Dutton

Joanna Trollope chapter from Second Honeymoon coming 2/06 from Bloomsbury

JM Coetzee chapter from Slow Man coming 10/05 from Viking

This is an extraordinary collection of superb pieces from the world's most celebrated writers. All of this is being made available to consumers in advance of publication and in aid of Tsunami victims.

Your generous and enthusiastic support of this project will enable Save the Children to continue their important work in the wake of the Tsunami devastation.